Scene - wonderful hot day. Drip coming from joint in soil pipe - is it foul water? Phoned plumber. Plumber came 3pm. Took joint off - poo-y water came out - rodded it - blocked manhole further down...
I think I read somewhere that nettles in a garden would attract butterflies. I've allowed a healthy patch to grow but so far no more butterflies than usual. Could they be the wrong kind of nettles?
You see people will tell you of end-of-the-world scenarios, and we have Books, movies, and magazines, ranging from the comic to the scientific, portray an assortment of doomsday catastrophes. They...
Well we are just starting to get things organised. The move was actually a nightmare, all of our carefully labelled boxes with clear instructions as where to put things were totally ignored, we had...
I saw a drunk man walking home from the beach today wearing only one flip flop on his feet. I asked him: "Did you lose a flip flop?".
"No - found a flip flop" he replied....
When we got back from holiday last week we found our three azaleas, which are in pots, dried to a crisp. Shall I leave them alone or prune them or something? We've had them for years and I don't want...
I recently bought a pair of Timberland Splitrock boots from someone on eBay in new condition, an unwanted gift. The were a relative bargain at around £60 including postage. Unfortunately they failed...
fed up 1. heat made me feel quesy. 2. lots and lots of insect bites. 3. veg in garden not growing well 4. loads of washing (ours & SILs) 5. not worked since accident 1 yr ago. 6. have to make birthday...
Hiya I've had a few Foxgloves growing in a container (don't ask me how they got there), however, I noticed that the seeds from the plants have landed in the pot where I am growing carrots. My question...
I’m working on a multiple page Word document where everything is in text boxes – something I’ve been doing regularly for years. Suddenly, every page is appearing joined up to the next and with...