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Plenty more 27 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
I think it’s safe to say that my veg plot is a bit of a disgrace this year. Not just the bolted lettuce – that could happen to anyone – or the fact that my onions, which have never given me a moment’s...
After the Horse has Gone 25 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
So, we’re chicken sitting again this weekend as the landlord is off to Embra. Since the hens have been moved from the walled garden they have to be shut in at night (although they generally put themse...
Buzzed 23 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
I went out to try and get the fennel under control the other day (it has been ambushing the other half on his way out the door) and discovered it absolutely buzzing with hoverflies and bees of all sha...
I’ve* Got a Brand New Combine Harvester 21 Aug 2013 | 09:20 pm
Cycling down to the shop the other day, I decided to give way to the monster piece of farming equipment that was breathing fire and diesel fumes on my tail. I’ve no idea what it is – I call them all c...
And I Thought I was the Nutter 20 Aug 2013 | 02:32 am
As I have mentioned before, we have a new neighbour, and it turns out he’s a keen cyclist. I was going to say ‘like me’, but compared to him I’m not a keen cyclist, I’m a Sunday potterer – in fact, I’...
Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings 18 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
There are times on the bike when I wonder just what the hell I’m doing. Like when I’m battling through the sheeting rain into Bigtown in order to get to one of our summer rides, knowing that I’ll basi...
In the Moment 16 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
OK, sometimes I don’t entirely daydream away my bike rides. Like yesterday, when I started up a small group of birds feeding along the road verge. They kept taking off and flying ahead of me, crossing...
An Open Letter 15 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
I have written to my MSPs. It’s based on an open letter that’s gone to the Scottish press, the First Minister, and the Minister of Transport,* signed by me and over 80 others: I am writing to you abo...
Bake Off 14 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
I have long observed that the entire rural economy, more or less, runs on tray bakes. The village choir, for instance, got a much better turnout after the first session, when someone suggested we brea...
I Would Love To… 13 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
… tell you something interesting about my ride down to the papershop today, but the truth is, I was thinking about various things and the next thing I knew I was practically there (in fact it was a wa...
