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The Ghastly Hiss
Wandering past the back of the kitchen in the dark last night I suddenly got a whiff of gas. Investigation of the hoses revealed that the flexible hose connecting the port cylinder to the switchover valve had been well and truly nibbled, and gas had been hissing out for god only knows how long. I hurriedly turned off the cylinder and mentally ( Read more... ) -
The C Word
I was looking in my fridge this afternoon and struck by how far I have moved away from mainstream society in the last few years. Today is Monday. Friday is Christmas Day. My fridge is nearly empty ( Read more... ) -
Green No More
We went to Hereford today, mainly because it was raining so hard that there was nothing we could reasonably do except look out of the windows at squelch city if we stayed at home.
As usual we went to our favourite Eco/Ethical/Veggy/Vegan watering hole a.k.a. Cafe Green. The moment I stepped in it was apparent that something was wrong ( Read more... ) -
Here in my car
There's a gap in the driveway that shouldn't be there ( Read more... ) -
The Final Bubble
I'm not a great one for conspiracy theories but it strikes me that the current elevated interest by all the usual suspects - meeja, gov, "experts", quangos and the like, over the issue of food security smacks of a campaign by some government committee which has finally got round to looking at the numbers and had one of those "Oh Shit" moments ( Read more... ) -
Are Friends Electric?
Chez GreenMan has just received a nice surprise from Good Energy They have just halved our direct debit after we sent them the latest meter reading ( Read more... ) -
Bees (more than several_bees)
We've now got bees thanks to a local bee-keeping friend who can't keep bees in her garden ( Read more... ) -
Deer Technician
The Green Lady has been pressuring me to do something about a large Stag that has been entering our land and nibbling things she would rather stay un-nibbled ( Read more... ) -
There's a kind of hush....
....all over the land.
You could hear a pin drop here this afternoon.
Normally it's bedlam by now as the neighbours vie with each other to make the most racket with lanwmowers, quad bikes, chain saws, strimmers, 4x4s, etc etc.
Looks like all the petrol heads shut the fuck up and stay indoors for Wimbledon finals. -
Olives
Last year, inspired by Carol Drinkwater's book, we bought a pair of Olive trees. One went into a nice site down the slope near the stream, and the other we decided to keep in the pot as a backup ( Read more... )