This seems appropriate with the climate conference kicking off. 
As well as gardening, we look after 2 gîtes - clean, change and do the laundry between guests - and the owners of one have told us not only to leave both the empty fridge freezers running, but to leave the heating set to 20 degrees,  day and night. They have nobody booked before summer next year. 
Although we need the income,  I personally would rather not work for them. Am I being too sensitive?!

Curious to know whether any of our G&G family, from oop North have eaten Carlin peas/Parched peas on Bonfire Night or any other night! 
From what I've read they were sold by street vendors in paper pokes https://hodmedods.co.uk/blogs/recipes/pa...arlin-peas
I have some Carlin peas from my Hodmedod box in to soak overnight. Any inspiring ideas for what happens to them after cooking?

As I’ve been incredibly bored isolating because he had Covid and It’s been to wet to play in the garden. The crochet hooks came out. Our friends that are also building. They’re going full grand designs . Over budget, over time and pregnant ( a girl )     . Anyway I don’t usually make things for rug rats because I really don’t like them   . Boredom can make you do odd things.

Anyway 3 pairs of shoes, 1 pair of mittens, a hat, a cardigan & a blanket later . Now working on a gift basket to put them all in.

   

Colours are a bit odd because that’s all I had.

I am a big fan of everything MasterChef, especially MasterChef Australia. On the various series competitors cook on an Hibachi Grill, it burns very hot so cooks quick and fast but it cooks indoors with special white charcoal which smoke is non carcinogenic in actual fact it’s not supposed to give off very much smoke unless you burn something. 
Great news my kids bought me one for my recent birthday but I have not been able to get this white charcoal anywhere locally, it’s referred to as Binchotan, I have found it on Amazon but mainly as charcoal for water filtration.
Just wondering if any of you foodies has any experience with cooking on one of these ?.

Root Parsley is not your normal parsley but has edible, parsnip-like roots  as well as edible leaves. 
Real Seeds has seeds and information https://www.realseeds.co.uk/parsnips.html
I have old seeds for Atika, Hermes and Kinga/Hamburg Parsley - goodness knows how that happened - must have been freebies

Has anyone ever grown it? if so, what's your verdict?

Anyone got one of these?

https://shop.bt.com/products/hp-chromebo...89c0d8098c

I fancy getting one to replace my 11" HP Chromebook which is on the blink. Seems rather cheap and I just wonder why?

My cunning plan was to fit a fan close to my woodburner to hopefully send some heat to a room behind (dining room to living room)

It may have backfired as the woodburner room is toasty but the living room with fan running for  two hours has only raised its temperature by 1/2 a degree!  The cost of running the fan for two hours would probably negate any advantage achieved as I was trying to do without lighting the gas fire in that room.

Ah well, there is another half day wasted punching hole through wall and fitting fan. There is dust all over and I will have to spend tomorrow cleaning the mess up. These things are sent to try us!

Hi Folks

I purchased a clump of siberian (also known as welsh?) onions earlier in the year and just left them to it for this year.

That said should I be dividing and replanting them?

TIA

We all have plants we don’t like for various reasons. Like thuggish behaviour (Michaelmas daisy, montbretia ), unpleasant scents (feverfew, herb Robert ), vicious thorns (I still grow them, I just swear a lot   )
Does anyone have a dislike for any plants without a reasonable explanation or is it just me ?   . 

Cyclamen. I just don’t like cyclamen   . I have no idea why .

Beyond a few pots of daffs I've never bothered with pots or baskets for winter interest, but did think it would be nice to put something in the half basket that fits on the wall between the two garage doors now the extension is nearly finished and the area is a bit tidier!
But what? 
Anybody else have winter baskets they'd care to share ?