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Re: The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2025!
I heard the most fantastic thing from a new allotment neighbour yesterday. He said that he is going to put beer traps on the corners of his plot, not next to his produce. When i asked him why, he sai…9 -
Re: Neighbour taking down our fence
Do NOT take legal advice from the police - they actually have no more cognisance of the law than do you, they just follow the rules set out for them. You need to speak with a decent solicitor who dea…6 -
Re: Progress is...
My main memory of visiting Marlborough was how good the charity shop hunting was, as it so often is in affluent communities. There was stuff on sale in them way better than the contents of my wardrob…5 -
Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
@Watty1. Would love to see a pic if you could manage it? Today’s trip to Otley saw me spend the outrageous sum of £2.60 on three dresses and a pair of handmade* glass, Irish Coffee glasses, (will be …5 -
Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
It’s against forum rules to share addresses and personal information even via the messaging system. If people want to ignore them then that’s up to them (I’ve made direct arrangements with people bef…5 -
Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
@"Miró" - those chicks are lovely, so sorry to hear that two have vanished already. I'm very envious about Plenty too as that's one of the two of his books that I haven't got yet. @elsien -…5 -
Re: 2025 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
Thanks Pip :) It does sound like the rationing after the war was particularly hard. In New Zealand it was easier as most rationing ended in 1948, but restrictions on dairy products and eggs continue…6 -
Re: Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
@"Miró" - Just popping my head round the door to say this snippet was in the latest newsletter from the Good Food Guide. "The mightily popular restaurant group Dishoom is set to take o…5 -
Re: 25 for 2025
April Update... April has been BUSY! Unfortunately it was work that made it busy and not fun things. Everything is back to normal now and I'll be back with weekly updates. Not posting all month has a…5 -
Re: Prepping: the new world...
Much intrigued by the advice of Tobias Ellwood, a former defence minister and ex-British Army captain turned Conservative MP. Some of it I agree with "Every home, business and organisation needs…5
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