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I wouldn't drink rainwater - it contains all the muck, dust and bird shit that's been collecting on the roofs and other areas from which it has been collected for the past several weeks...

In a lot of places here, the use of herbicides for cosmetic purposes (i.e. killing weeds in a lawn) is not permitted. We like a "lawn" that looks like reclaimed forest floor. When we have bare patches, we seed them with a mix of grass and clover seed. I wish they'd do that here. Instead, the counci...

I always think clover , white or red , give a lawn a bit of colour and character . A slab of just perfectly green grass might be loved by some but I find it just a tad dull. At least it's better than the usual grey mass of chuckies in most of my neighbours' gardens... But those that do have lawns k...

The only weed I try to keep out of my "lawn" (= grassy patch) is docks; everything else gets encouraged... Since I moved in here a lovely lot of white clover and tares have developed. Bees and other beasties love it!

Bathwater...

I suspect that some of the really cheap stuff fell off the back of a lorry... Or is fake, as suggested. My problem with quite a few of the small shops is their opening times! When you work full time, it's often impossible to use the local shops. Closed at 5, and of course on Sunday, which I don't mi...

Green Aura wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:24 pm

I don't re-read anything regularly, but definitely have a few go to's when nothing else fits the bill - anything Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, Marge Piercy etc. Eclectic tastes for every mood.

Marge Piercy? I shall have to find out about her... But Jane Austen - yes, definitely another one.

I go with Ina, a good book beats TV anyday; I am one of those people who re-reads and actually wears out books and have to replace them. Yep - so do I. And at the library they've stopped pointing out that "you've read this book already" - so what? If it's a good book, it's worth re-reading. I read ...

And we've not had a drop of rain for weeks... From the bus to Dundee today, I saw several farmers irrigating tatties as well as neeps.

Flo wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:01 am

Save the seeds after they flower.

Good idea - will try that next time.

I think people can't cope with peace and quiet these days Ina.I remember one holiday we were on,they had a quiet pool.No music,adults only,bliss! Well it was until a couple plonked themselves onto sunbeds right next to us,then proceeded to turn on a phone,and play music full volume. We've got a nei...

Or they just want to show how pretty they can look...

I sometimes leave some to flower, for the visual effect!

Skippy wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:23 pm

I use them for rubbish too . Perhaps it's guilt thing but I tend to turn them inside out before filling them.

Any kind of music would be too much for me - why is it necessary? Would fewer people go swimming if there wasn't any? I doubt it. The way I used to swim - head under water, and up for breathing - any music turns into a constant wail... Like a police car coming ever closer. Bloody horrible. I just am...

I read a lot, you could safely say! As to other hobbies - not really any more, apart from the garden, when I can persuade myself to go out there. My fingers are getting stiff and sometimes painful, so I haven't knitted for many months now. It's also quite pricey... Most hobbies are, so not for the (...