Franl155's Blog archive

wall - before and after

Just to get two pics together so that the difference can be seen between what I started...

Jigsaw strawberry tart

Second time I tried blind baking; first time, the base resembled a 3D map! So this...

Going straight!

I did a blog a while ago in which I showed myself incapable of sawing a straight...

3-barrel stacked water butt system

Just seen this on Instructables: a way to link three barrels to store rainwater,...

100 plants

I did a count a week or so ago, and I made it 99 plants. Then Bjs sent me a baby...

Bjs' baby

I’d commented on a photo Bjs had put up, of a blue Omphalodes, saying that blue flowers...

International Dawn Chorus Day

"An annual International Dawn Chorus Day is held on the first Sunday in May where...

pound shop plants

I know I said I wouldn’t buy any more till I sorted and settled what I already had,...

wall-painting so far

Feels like I’ve been paining this bit of the garden wall forever! (actually, checking...

some small jobs done at last

Given the weather lately, I’ve had to call a halt to external wall-painting, so eventually...

save the bees petiton

I just got an email from a friend with a link to a petition calling on the German...

things to do near you

Just stumbled across a link on the BBC news site that I thought might be of interest. Things...