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The Gardeners' Foe: dealing with slugs
The closing sentences in the last paragraph to your first subheading, Types of Slug, amused me in what it called up of imagined tipsy slugs.
What would be name-brand examples of "quality bitter" beers on your, eastern-pond side?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/05/2023
The Flora of the Shore
The second paragraph to your second subheading, Sand and Pebbles, considers that "pebbly beaches with vegetation are globally rare."
Is the rareness because of people collecting trophy pebbles and plants or because of tide-brought toxic litter ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/05/2023
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
If only self-driving cars would be affordable and really work!
But you managed to write your entertaining, informative wizzley that I just read -- for the third or fourth time as I read my way backward this time, from your oldest to your ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/05/2023
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
Thank you!
An area grocery store has a gas station component along with its department store-like, food and grocery components. It lets points from grocery purchases Fridays lower -- by cents or as much as by dollars -- gas-pump prices ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/05/2023
Dublin ; The Book of Kells
Thank you!
It always is beautiful for me to be associated with Ireland, the beautiful, brave country that preserves one of my favorite books in the world ;-D.
In an unrelated direction -- but somewhat related since you perhaps ambled around ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/05/2023
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
Yes Our family type of food .
Veronica, on 04/05/2023
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
It looks like something that I could easily manage and enjoy!
frankbeswick, on 04/05/2023
Dublin ; The Book of Kells
We live less than 10 mins away from Manchester airport.
*We checked in online so no need to arrive 2 hours beforehand
* We had no luggage as we were going only for a day.
* We arrived and walked through and went through security and had ...
Veronica, on 04/05/2023
Dublin ; The Book of Kells
Maureen tells me that you did Dublin and back in the same day.it is so easy with air transport.
frankbeswick, on 04/05/2023
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
A traditional Irish stew recipe is added above.
Be sure to chop the two types of potatoes into different sizes to enhance the sauce.
Veronica, on 04/04/2023
Dublin ; The Book of Kells
The plant based and mineral based colours are the main reason for the colours. The book however is kept in a large glass case in a dark room to help with the preservation. It is certainly a sight to see.
I was thinking about you in Dublin and ...
Veronica, on 04/04/2023
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
Derdriu,
Thank you for commenting. The Irish stew was in a deep dish. It was slow-cooked and full of ingredients. It is traditionally served with soda bread. I had to leave it as I had not paid for an extra bag on the plane home!
I will look ...
Veronica, on 04/04/2023
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
Sorry no. I never managed to get to Hemsley, though I hope to do so. My illness means that I have had to stop driving, permanently. so I cannot drive over there, and the site is a bit out of the way.
frankbeswick, on 04/04/2023
Woodland Fungi
It was not reported on national news,and I had not heard of it. But it matters, so many thanks for passing on this information.
frankbeswick, on 04/04/2023
A day at the Harrogate Flower Show
The last sentence to your first subheading, First Impressions, notes that "Hemsley Walled Garden in the North-East of England, and we finished up by agreeing that some time in the future I would visit that lovely restoration site. Expect an ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/04/2023