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 Topic: Fireplace |
wellington womble
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Jun 21, 20 10:48 pm Subject: Fireplace |
| Your house is so full of good habits! |
| Topic: the slimy hoard, wolf fur update |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 01, 20 12:01 pm Subject: the slimy hoard, wolf fur update |
I bet groomers would be delighted to let you have some. There’s practically enough for another dog when they do ours!
I wonder if breed makes a difference? I’m betting wolf fur is on the wiry s ... |
| Topic: Good or Bad Idea? |
wellington womble
Replies: 32
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 31, 20 10:47 am Subject: Good or Bad Idea? |
| I think I neglected to latch the door properly, and the wind got in and under. It had already survived similar winds. I’m not sure whether to buy another, or save my cash and put it towards a perman ... |
| Topic: Good or Bad Idea? |
wellington womble
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Views: 6568
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 30, 20 11:17 pm Subject: Good or Bad Idea? |
| I have got it back, albeit a different shape. I don’t know how whether to try to bash it back into shape or just buy another. It’s a very exposed site, so I wasn’t expecting a winter out of it, ... |
| Topic: Good or Bad Idea? |
wellington womble
Replies: 32
Views: 6568
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 30, 20 12:02 am Subject: Good or Bad Idea? |
| I have tried the three sisters thing before, and nothing grew very well. I think it needs a ton of nutrients, and the corn needs to be well established before you get anything trying to climb up it! ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 23, 20 8:22 pm Subject: My allotment |
She needs someone there who's not mom.
Any other adults at the allotment that can be vocal about how impressive she is for helping you?
In passing, I might see if I can prime some. We tend to be ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri May 22, 20 5:07 pm Subject: My allotment |
| She really, really hates any sort of transition from one thing to another, its a nightmare to get her started on anything! I've got her set up with a tent and a blanket so on, so she can help a bit an ... |
| Topic: air quality |
wellington womble
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed May 20, 20 1:08 pm Subject: air quality |
| I have also almost no hay fever this year, and am wondering whether pollution is a factor. It’s usually crippling (and has landed me in hospital before). I think there are other factors, but it’s ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 20, 20 1:03 pm Subject: My allotment |
| Done that as well. She can light one independently with a flint and steel, now! |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 20, 20 8:10 am Subject: My allotment |
| Done all that, and more. Bizarrely, she was quite happy to go up and shovel compost in the cold, but now it’s a case of planting pumpkins and a bit of weeding in the sunshine, she’s a nightmare to ... |
| Topic: Keeping egg yolks |
wellington womble
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed May 20, 20 7:54 am Subject: Keeping egg yolks |
| If you have a blank wall and some artistic leanings you could make tempera, which apparently keeps for about a week if you add a few drops of vinegar. Deeper delving into the web may reveal ways of ke ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
Views: 6060
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 18, 20 3:00 pm Subject: My allotment |
I laid down on my side and it looks good WW.
Get down there and your enthusiasm will soon come back. 
Tis not my enthusiasm that's the problem. I have to convince a ten-ager to come with me! ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
Views: 6060
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 17, 20 1:34 am Subject: My allotment |
Why have my pictures all gone sideways?! I promise it is the right way up, it isn’t that windy!
The site has a manure heap, although it’s fairly small and quite fresh. I bought in compost, w ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
Replies: 26
Views: 6060
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 16, 20 12:50 am Subject: My allotment |
| So in an unprecedented failure to anticipate the future, I moved out of mums house (with two acres) to a newish estate so that I didn’t have to be Jenna’s entire social life, she could go to schoo ... |
| Topic: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
wellington womble
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu May 14, 20 9:22 pm Subject: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
Also, love the sheepskin idea. Why doesn't Rob sell them any more?
Anyone know a supplier?
And, yes. She also said it would be great if I could make it swing, and have a canopy. Do you lot al ... |
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