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Archive for March, 2010

Origamilectioneering

Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Chris

Am I imagining it or did I hear someone say there’d be a general election along soon? Still, who cares? The candidates are all the bloomin’ same anyway. But before you throw all those election leaflets away, think how useful some of them may be — especially when transformed, via the miracle of origami, into [...]

Welcome to Farmityville

Posted on March 20th, 2010 by Chris

or, “We’re just taking the peas“…

Any resemblance to a popular Farcebook game (app?) is, of course, purely coincidental.
Farmityville updates will appear on this blog at occasionally regular(ish) intervals. Stay chooned!
Today in Farmityville
Henry found three mystery brown mushrooms and made himself a mushroom omelette. That was two hours ago. Now, Henry isn’t feeling too well. Sheesh! [...]

Football haiku

Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Chris

Relegation zone
He runs, he shoots, he scores…not
It’s only a game
Notes:

The haiku is probably the easiest form of poetry for the beginner. If you don’t usually write poems, why not give it a try?
I am not an active football fan — i.e., I do not attend matches. I’m more of an armchair fan; stuff the [...]

Frost protection for the thrifty gardener

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Chris

The Lincoln area awoke to a sharp frost yesterday morning. We’re used to it by now, of course; in fact, compared to December and January, yesterday was relatively balmy.
But it did prove one thing: I’m one heck of a worrier. Why else would I have suggested, on looking out onto our back garden, that “perhaps [...]