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by lancashire lass
Today, 07:35
Forum: Other Wildlife
Topic: Storks
Replies: 8
Views: 8856

Re: Storks

is it normal to see them arrive in March? You mentioned in August that the storks left early. I just wondered if the trend was more a climate change thing (many birds and animals have been changing their migration patterns) than weather related.
by lancashire lass
Yesterday, 14:03
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!
Replies: 23
Views: 1042

Re: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!

Not sure about Vivaldi spuds but I thoroughly enjoy listening to Nigel Kennedy playing Vivaldi! {rofwl} funny Have you tried Vivaldi potatoes ? Lab studies have shown 'Vivaldi' to be lower in calories and carbohydrates than many other popular potato varieties 'Vivaldi' is a Second Early variety pro...
by lancashire lass
25 Mar 2024, 07:40
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!
Replies: 23
Views: 1042

Re: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!

Mine occasionally were found by rats. Then lately the little slugs made tunnels all over them, so they were like sponges. So I've given them up. A lot really depends on the variety - some are more resistant to slug damage (flesh tend to be firm), and how long they remain in the soil (an early varie...
by lancashire lass
21 Mar 2024, 10:54
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Compulsory registration for all keepers of birds in the UK
Replies: 5
Views: 5273

Re: Compulsory registration for all keepers of birds in the UK

There has been several views made about keeping back yard chickens indoors during the height of the avian flu. I see it from both points and if I kept chickens, I would have complied with the recommendation - to keep my own flock safe (as I would from predators) but also because the strain of avian ...
by lancashire lass
15 Mar 2024, 13:45
Forum: Frugality and Self-Reliance
Topic: Goats
Replies: 29
Views: 23556

Re: Goats

Trev62 wrote: 14 Mar 2024, 21:13 we collected two mini Hollandi goat mothers with their four kids. The kids are actually smaller than our cats at present.
{hug} I think mini goats look so cute
by lancashire lass
15 Mar 2024, 09:44
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!
Replies: 23
Views: 1042

Re: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!

Learnt two things from your post, thanks, much appreciated. )t' In spring, you "chit" the oca tubers just like potatoes (sit them in an egg box on a bright but not sunny windowsill until the buds form) As they are smaller than potatoes, you can then plant them into a plant pot to grow on and then p...
by lancashire lass
14 Mar 2024, 09:21
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!
Replies: 23
Views: 1042

Re: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!

I miss growing Jerusalem artichokes - they made excellent "chips" when sliced and deep fried. They grew well in less than ideal soil on the allotment but were prone to slug damage which is why they needed to be harvested as soon as the plants died back. Have you tried growing Oca? They are another a...
by lancashire lass
12 Mar 2024, 19:14
Forum: Handicrafts and other Hobbies
Topic: Getting back to painting & drawing
Replies: 17
Views: 1162

Re: Getting back to painting & drawing

My friend asked me to draw her young dog, a Belton Blue English Setter. She gave me a photo to work from but it had poor definition (I couldn't see whether the left ear was turned in or had a black patch with a tuft of white fur, and the eyes in the photo were just dark smudges) so I had to google s...
by lancashire lass
09 Mar 2024, 15:47
Forum: Handicrafts and other Hobbies
Topic: Getting back to painting & drawing
Replies: 17
Views: 1162

Re: Getting back to painting & drawing

... when I was "painting" the yellow and blue in the photos, I did consider green )t' And here it is: https://i.ibb.co/y0LXLLs/wolf-green-eyes.jpg Meanwhile I have been trying out my recent new purchases :-D Someone suggested acrylic pens (along with a lot of new art products on the market these da...
by lancashire lass
04 Mar 2024, 11:40
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Lucas
Replies: 147
Views: 205036

Re: Lucas

Just looking back of some previous posts and noticed it is exactly a year ago when I posted: In late January, he decided to creep into the living room and sleep under the table (next to the middle door to the dining room) but gradually and eventually made his way to the bed in front of the oil radia...
by lancashire lass
04 Mar 2024, 11:04
Forum: Handicrafts and other Hobbies
Topic: Getting back to painting & drawing
Replies: 17
Views: 1162

Re: Getting back to painting & drawing

... when I was "painting" the yellow and blue in the photos, I did consider green)t'
by lancashire lass
04 Mar 2024, 11:01
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!
Replies: 23
Views: 1042

Re: Trev62-An intermittent gardening blog!

you have been busy - sounds like you'll have a lovely fruit harvest this year)t'
by lancashire lass
03 Mar 2024, 10:33
Forum: Handicrafts and other Hobbies
Topic: Getting back to painting & drawing
Replies: 17
Views: 1162

Re: Getting back to painting & drawing

A friend of mine suggested opening the photo I'd taken with Paint on the computer and digitally add colour so that I can decide BEFORE colouring in the original artwork. She also suggested blue eyes but I think the yellow eyes look better: https://i.ibb.co/BjP3gFz/wolf-eyes-yellow.jpg https://i.ibb....
by lancashire lass
01 Mar 2024, 17:27
Forum: Environmental, Green & Ethical Issues
Topic: ... and so it begins
Replies: 16
Views: 9890

Re: ... and so it begins

Two years since it was first reported, seems the company making wood pellets from protected trees in Canada to use in UK power stations as the "green" alternate to fossil fuel is still going on. They were only supposed to use diseased wood or from planted trees. Worth reading the BBC report as it sh...
by lancashire lass
01 Mar 2024, 17:13
Forum: Handicrafts and other Hobbies
Topic: Getting back to painting & drawing
Replies: 17
Views: 1162

Re: Getting back to painting & drawing

My latest is what I would have called a pen & ink drawing (when you would dip the pen nib into ink to draw) but using Fineliner pens are so much better (no more accidental blobs to disguise!) It feels like I'm cheating but the time taken to do what I thought was a small piece still took a lot longer...