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Love it - what a good idea!

(17-11-2021, 10:29 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: [ -> ]Love it - what a good idea!

Frank has been good to me today too. All the way from London.
goodness knows how old these stamps are. Eleven and a half, fifteen and a half, and a 41p commemorating Marconi. 
You might be getting these in the next seed exchange, Veggie!

Re quaking grass - the seed I had from you last time Veggie was brilliant - AND it produced briza maxima and the smaller variety briza media (which is even nicer!).
Thank you!

Ooh a Marconi stamp...............first broadcast across water made by Marconi and George Kemp from Lavernock Point to Flat Holm island. Can't remember the year now but I told it to everyone who visited Flat Holm and showed them the memorial on the island...................but I digress, as usual................I hadn't realised there were 2 types of Briza or even that that is the official name for weevil grass.

The voles enjoyed my quaking grass! It didn’t get to quake   . I’ll have another go, I’ve got some seeds left.a

(18-11-2021, 02:28 PM)To Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ]The voles enjoyed my quaking grass! It didn’t get to quake   . I’ll have another go, I’ve got some seeds left.a

Mine are drying nicely for a Christmas dried flower bunch.have been really pleased with them all through the summer and will definitely be growing them again.
Weevils !!!! Not at all.

Was I allowed to mention the Ch word???

(18-11-2021, 01:14 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]Ooh a Marconi stamp...............first broadcast across water made by Marconi and George Kemp from Lavernock Point to Flat Holm island. Can't remember the year now but I told it to everyone who visited Flat Holm and showed them the memorial on the island...................but I digress, as usual................I hadn't realised there were 2 types of Briza or even that that is the official name for weevil grass.

On the stamp (unfranked!!!) it says Marconi - first wireless message 1895.

That'll be it. We re-enacted it on the island.!!
Here's another useless piece of information - the first message that was sent was.........................."Are you ready?".

(16-11-2021, 11:49 PM)toomanytommytoes Wrote: [ -> ]I'll be sending my seeds soon, coming to the end of reinsulating another roof space, even worse than the previous one. Estimated half a ton of rubble and twenty Henry bags of dust. Reckon my envelope can get there and back without being franked for a third time?

Your postie must be a nice one! Mine uses a big black marker