Claire Squires Just Giving Page Is Still Active!
When the sad news that London marathon runner Claire Squires had collapsed so close to the finish line hit the news my own bank account was (again) lacking funds. I’m making up for that now, just...
View ArticleRE Soccer Aid, So UNICEF Called Me
So I was surprised to get a call from UNICEF tonight, it was in regards to my micro donation of £5 while watching Soccer Aid 2012. What can I say, it’s embarrassing, I would love to commit to a regular...
View ArticleOak Island Money Pit Best Full Videos
Been watching documentaries about the Oak Island money pit mystery in Nova Scotia, Canada. This is basically a 200 year old treasure hunt that has claimed 6 lives. Its about a centuries old shaft that...
View ArticleSwindle! Man Made Global Warming Hoax
Yep, It’s a real swindle, the man made global warming hoax. This hoax is all about making it legal for government’s controllers to get more of your hard earned cash directly via higher ‘green taxes’ or...
View ArticleHow To Report A UK Accident Blackspot In Reading
How to report a UK / Reading accident black spot. Just this minute I don’t actually know how to report a accident black spot here in Reading. I would like to though! One reason is that I don’t want to...
View Article2nd Colonoscopy – Colon Polyps Found!
I had my second colonoscopy yesterday and 6 colon polyps were found and removed for testing. All were small, between 3mm – 7mm. They took 3 years to develop in my colon as I had my first sigmoidoscopy...
View ArticleSay No To The EU Seed Law!
Please say no to the new proposed EU seed law! (#noeuseedlaw). They are quietly trying to push this through on Bank Holiday Monday, the 6th of May 2013. This doesn’t give you much time to voice your...
View ArticleI Don’t Trust Playpoke.net
I followed a link to a car repair pdf that led me to playpoke.net. My Review: After signing up for free I could not find the file in the books section. I called the technical assistance and got some...
View ArticleJARPA 2 Whale Diet & Prey Research Results
JARPA 2 Whale Diet & Prey Research Results, where are they? So ok, I got bored of trying to find publication of any diet / prey results for Minke & Fin whales on the Institute of Cetacean...
View ArticleWhale Wars Season / Series 6 on UK Discovery – Where Is It?
Being a mild UK fan of Whale Wars on Discovery channel I was becoming concerned that there was no apparent Whale Wars season / series 6 covering the 2012 / 2013 Japan whaling season. Now that the Sea...
View ArticleAspartame Poison Kills! Avoid Diet Soda’s
Aspartame is a poison / toxin that kills so don’t drink diet soda’s. Also avoid brand name artificial sweetener’s that contain it. I’ve known this for 4 year’s from someone in the medical field but...
View ArticleA Change In Theme
While I still like to support charities with small donations when I can, my life and now my blog are following a change of direction. Over the past couple of years the cost of living combined with no...
View ArticleThe Allotment And Shed So Far
This is the state of my allotment so far. When I first took the allotment over last autumn it had a lot of junk on it so I gave the previous tenant a couple of months to clear off the junk and cut down...
View ArticleMy Solar Panel Experiments
I’ve been experimenting with solar panels in my flat for over a year now, starting with 2 75ah leisure batteries (got them on freecycle) and 2 20w panels in my south facing window. This solar set up...
View ArticleThe Allotment Update 1
Work has kept me away from the allotment the last few weeks but I still found the time to finish filling in the gaps in the pallet frame and keep on top of the weeding. I’ve also managed to womble 2...
View ArticleThe Allotment Update 2
I got back to the allotment after work yesterday evening to do some watering. I noticed both my mystery plant and my pea seedlings had been under attack with the leaves having been ravaged. I think...
View ArticleStar Wars A Force For Change
I was feeling charitable this morning and made a donation to UNICEF through the new Star Wars, a force for change program on the Omaze website. It’s been my first donation in a while but works been...
View ArticleThe Allotment Update 3
Last Sunday I finally had time to spend a full day working on the allotment and get some things done. I finally got some doors on the shed, wombled from freecycle. I found that part of the shed had...
View ArticleSupport UK Bowel Cancer Research
I’ve just donated £20 to my bowel cancer research fund raiser on Virgin / My Giving. Just can’t expect others to donate if I don’t donate myself. As mentioned on my homepage I have a bi annual...
View ArticleHomemade Propagator
I’ve built a homemade propagator as my greenhouse build is taking longer than expected. With the brassica seeds I planted straight in the ground having never germinated I’m hoping I can still grow a...
View ArticleShed Update
Time for a shed update as its build has moved along enough to start building the south facing greenhouse on it’s side. I’m not building your typical allotment shed here, it’s triangular in shape...
View ArticleGrapevine Pruning & disease
Decided it was time to give my over grown grapevine’s some pruning. They were showing a couple of diseases and the small newly forming grapes were getting smothered. I looked online and realized just...
View ArticleAllotment Update – First Harvest
I’ve started bringing in the first harvest of the year, Kelvedon Wonder peas, runner beans and the first King Edward potatoes. The pea harvest is already over, only got 3 little containers of peas for...
View ArticleSouth Facing Insulated Greenhouse
Over the last few weeks I’ve made a start on the south facing insulated greenhouse. My greenhouse is kind of inspired by the pit greenhouse design but I couldn’t dig a pit on the allotment so I’ve...
View ArticleBayer threatens Sum Of Us with bees lawsuit
Bayer threatens Sum Of Us with bees lawsuit. I’ve just started a monthly £3 donation to support Sum Of Us legal fees to fight Bayer in court. Below is a quote from the campaign page: “We’ve just...
View ArticleGarden Rainwater Harvesting & Storage
Here’s my DIY rainwater harvesting & storage setup. Rain water is stored in the 4 water butt’s and the 1500 litre tank. Got lucky with the tank, It’s an old one and cost just £20 from another plot...
View ArticleJokers Fun Casino Hire
Hire Jokers Fun casinos to offer the perfect alternative party entertainment to your fun casino guests. Liven up your UK wedding / birthday or other type of party or corporate event. Jokers fun casinos...
View ArticleReading Airgun Club
Looks like Reading finally has an airgun club again! This club has only been up and running a few weeks so I’ve just signed up to join. Even better, looks like they may offer archery as well. That...
View ArticleAllotment Wildlife Pond
I’ve found space for a small wildlife pond on my allotment. It’s only about 100cm by 60cm and 50 cm at the pond’s deepest point. I hope this little wildlife pond will attract some frogs to help with...
View ArticleJuly 2015 Allotment Update
It’s been quite a while since I last posted an allotment update. Too much to do, too little time to do it! My main tasks initially were building more deep beds and getting some seedlings started. I...
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