February 2012 - Posts
Is the Education Minister an "Ass"?
I read that Michael Gove, Education Secretary, has decided that all holidays taken during term time by school pupils should be banned. Permission for such 'jaunts' is to be removed from the remit of Headteachers. For some reason the phrase "silly...
Gardening for Free - and even for profit
The weather has a spring feel to it today - in the north of Scotland anyway. I am seeing all sorts of gardening hints and tips for growing plants at minimum cost on websites at the moment, so it''s a good time to plug the book. Still in print...
Latest Rural Rambling
Latest Rural Rambling - in the newspaper today (Ross-shire Journal) and online from Canada Not too sure about that bit "...stockbrokers at the bar and spaniels under the table..". In the current political climate should it be the other way round...
Seaweed, Stockbrokers, Bee Gees and Masterchef.
Just back from collecting seaweed to spread on the raised beds. Needs chopping finely with the petrol hedge cutter. I look forward to that tomorrow! Newspaper Rural Rambling Column in the Journal next week tells of of Stockbrokers, Hogs, Spaniels and...
War Horses and Donkeys
Temperature below freezing over-night so no need to start work until at least ten in the morning as everything will be too frozen. One of the perks of the job in winter - that's the optimistic way to view things. I shall have a lie in. Excellent....