I love hot dogs (frankfurters) and find them a handy standby at BBQ's when the weather permits. I'm fond of the old favorites like ketchup and mustard, but most of all cucumber relish, trouble is I...
No, not a traffic warden but something even more formidable! When I came down the stairs yesterday morning I was shocked to see a huge hornet on the edge of a window frame (window don't open),...
I bought a couple of these highly spiced/marinated sirloin steaks recently and found they they were much hotter than expected. Other than washing or scraping the marinade off, is there any way I can...
are now advising, NOT to wash chicken before cooking, to avoid the risk of spreading campylobacter bacteria.
This is just as well because the chickens don't care too much for being scrubbed either....
It was good to see several great tits fledge and finally leave their old mail box nest this morning. I just hope they manage to escape the attention of the magpies while they find their way in the big...
I've been sent a fine from Paid Parking Company for a £100 even though I purchased a £4.00 ticket, which more than covered my stay. My crime, was failing to enter my full registration number. I seem to...
While using the trimmer with a hedge trimming attachment, I experienced a loss of power from the engine, after the blades came up against a thicker branch. It starts ok but only runs at about 1/2...
On a recent sky diving venture, I was having some trouble getting my chute to open. Then I saw this guy coming, so I shouted to him " hey, do you know anything about parachutes ?" . . . . No! he...
I'm getting some goo from undissolved washing liquid sachets, around the rubber seal of the washing machine door, for some reason. I was thinking that small net bags to put the sachets in, might solve...
Are there any government grants available for the installation of solar panels, to reduce energy costs and offset home owners and tenants carbon footprints. Also, Should the harvesting of rain water...
Listening to factoids on radio two, it was stated that bees can't see the colour red, they see it as black.
This got me thinking, why are so many flowers red, if the bees can't see them ?...
Ed, I put an answer in the wrong question, re 'wild garlic' just out of interest etc. can it be moved please ?
It should be obvious when you see it. Ta...
I saw a male blackbird, completely without tail feathers, seemingly hopping around happily and feeding on the lawn. Didn't actually see it fly off but I imagine its able to cope with that. I wondered...
I'v seen these tiny moths, increasing over the last week or so, while out walking the dog in the early morning sun. they're not much bigger than a greenfly and seem to just flutter around aimlessly...
Never been a big fan of tulips (a bit too formal looking for my liking) but back in the dark days of winter, whilst picking up some wild bird food at the garden centre, I saw these miniature tulips,...
Quite a lot of butterflies appeared in my garden today, now that the weathers improving and the days are getting longer. They seem ahead of the wild flowers this year, I was glad that I had plenty of...
When I brush my dog at this time of the year, I often poke the stripped out hair into a hedge. Suddenly to day I noticed all the hair had all gone and had been taken by nest building birds, so its...