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  1. Smudger

    Bread and Dripping

    Beefs dripping sarnies? Yummy. Could eat a few right now, trying to put some weight back on.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    And now i know where my Goldfinches have gone, haven`t seen any for a while. Great Tit chicks have left the nest box all except one little fella didn`t make it :(
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    Me Dads old sayings

    Where`ve yow been? There & back to see how far it was. Yow found it before it was lost. And one from the army days, Sgt. to recruit, Am i hurting you son? No Sgt. Well i should be cos i`m standing on your bleedin hair, get it cut.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Fruit season has been poor but flowers are ok. Sorry images not loading !!
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Definitely candytuft in there. Cornflowers ? { blue }
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    Donations

    Thank you for the reminder Richard, i will do mine today
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Your garden looks so neat & tidy. Mine is more rustic { posh word for unruly }
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    It`s more like November here in s/e Durham. It`s cold windy with occasional heavy rain. I feel sorry for our nesting Great Tits having to feed their chicks in this weather.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Nice looking tree Pete. Mines looking sickly.
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    Computer help

    I`ve just signed up to Cyberghost & it won`t let me view any sites whilst it`s running so i have to disconnect it to visit a site, which begs the question "what`s the point" ? Have i picked a duff vpn or have i got my settings wrong ?
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    I have 3 sweet cherry trees with a total of 5 cherries ! One of my apple trees is looking very poorly but still has apples growing well. Sweet peas, annual { lovely scent } & perennial, same flower but no scent, in fact all flowers are blooming lovely !! Sadly i have an invasion of what i...
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    Computer help

    I have this at the bottom of my forum screen... "Birmingham History Forum would like your permission to enable push notifications." I presume that means adverts { does the forum still get revenue from ads ?
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Some gorgeous colours in nature.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Here in s/east Durham we have a abundance of birds, Blue & Great tits, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Sparrows, Dunnocks, Pigeons, Doves, greedy Starlings, & we had a Bullfinch pay a brief visit {first time i`ve ever seen one } Cherry trees are very poor this year & one of my apple trees seems to have...
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    happy 80th to richard dye

    Happy Birthday Richard. Sit in the garden & count your blessings.
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    Its Oldbrit's birthday !

    Happy Birthday you old saddletramp ! Hope you had enough puff to blow out all those candles. !
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    A well deserved award to David Olusoga

    He`s good but my favourite is Lucy Worsley, she tells a cracking history with all the fibs left out.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Steve, look on the bright side, when all the plants further south are going over, yours will still be there to admire.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Oh the joys of being in Britain in the spring. Not much sign of global warming here. But we know how to enjoy it when it comes.
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    HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY MIKEJEE

    Happy birthday Mike, have a peaceful day.
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