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We've been promised new toilets on our allotment, but I'm lobbying for a communal shed too. We're not allowed individual sheds or structures of any kind (greenhouses etc.) but there are some communal tools which are stored in the toilets. It'd be a shame if our lovely new toilets ended up full of ra...

I'd like to see a more updated version. So instead of Margot and Jerry, the terribly conventional posh couple, I'd like to see perhaps neighbours who are really into designer labels, brands, plasma TVs and all the conspicuous consumption. They'd be a good contrast to the family who are trying to be ...

I like this idea. Instead of wildlife, though, how about titling it "Biodiversity"?

4. Mix a teaspoonful of bicarb into half a glass of tepid water to cure upset stomach. 5. Make a volcano out of plasticene, place on the kitchen draining board and fill the crater with bicarb and powdered food colouring or paint if you have any. Then allow small children to drip vinegar on and make ...

It's not so bad if you realise that people are proud of their kids, just as you are proud of yours, and like sharing their accomplishments. It goes like this: Agatha "My little Hugo was talking at 9 months!" [but she doesn't admit he still has never slept through the night by age 4] Bertha "Oh reall...

He hasn't updated his blog for a while, so if you have any info Shirlz could you please update us?

Brilliant idea, Boots!

Are you teasing me? TBH, I've only the vaguest idea what a souflé is. Basically you blend a cheese sauce into whisked egg whites and cook it in the oven. The heat makes the air bubbles expand and it rises. You can go to a lot of trouble to make them look especially pretty (like putting collars o...

I reviewed this on my blog today. It's the fruit and veg growing book to end all fruit and veg growing books. Forget your D.G.Hessayon "Expert" series. Throw John Seymour in the bin. Monty Don? Pah! Have a look at the article to see why, then get yourself onto Amazon marketplace or eBay to buy it.

Hi Northernhoard. So you'd recommend the paper log makers then? I'm thinking of getting one. How long do the logs last? Can you use them as your only fuel or are they best saved for getting the fire going then heave some wood on afterwards?

Hi Kanga. Your strawberry patch and herbs sound great. I'm planning on establishing a strawberry patch this year, I'm just clearing the ground for it. Do you eat all yours fresh or make jam with them or something?

Hi, Phoenixangel. What selfsufficientish things are you interested in? Growing veggies? Keeping chickens? Alternative energy? How much space have you got?

Ought to look it up really but I recollect something along the lines of "Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart". Wulf, can you help us out?

It's part of the funeral service. Have you been to a funeral recently, Martin? My sympathies, if you need them.

Maybe not, mp. Fan ovens have a more constant temperature, and it's temperature fluctuations that cause souffles to fall. Are you teasing me? Do you really have probelms with souffles because I've never known what the fuss was about. They're dead easy and really nice. I love all those things made wi...