by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
And relax. On Tuesday afternoon I collected my van from the garage. David, the garage owner, was at pains to remind me again about how very lucky I had been. I replied “why is it that I don’t feel all that lucky having just given you £800!”. But he...
by admin | Feb 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Well that was a week to forget really; hopefully the only way is up. The situation with the van was somewhat stressful, it wasn’t until late on Thursday that I learned the extent of the damage to the engine from last Saturday’s breakdown. It’s all...
by admin | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
It was just a normal Saturday. A nice early morning drive up to Wyken, a few hours of decent trading at the Farmers’ Market, pack everything back into the van and set off back to Moyns Park. Not more than 300 metres after leaving the car park the engine of my...
by admin | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Yes this weekend has seen the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch come round again. It’s where you observe the wild birds in your garden for an hour noting the different species that appear, and then report your findings into the survey to build a picture of the...
by admin | Jan 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
So cold was it in the potting shed all last week that I was able to turn the fridges off because the ambient temperature was colder than their thermostats are set at. The good news is that I was able to save the electricity cost to run them, but when I was working in...
by admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Let’s not be dramatic about it, it’s not going to be ‘The Big Freeze’, but the next week looks like being pretty chilly. From tonight until next Saturday night time temperatures will be below freezing – down to -4° some nights, and only...
