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| The Greenhouse |
| Published on: Mar 26, 2009 by ian russell
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| Last updated on: Mar 26, 2009 |
| Keywords: allotments, carbon, charcoal, compost, ecology, economics, greenhouse, greenhouse gases, recycle
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| Categories: Society, Soil
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Tales from the Allotment
Late March
It's been ten weeks since I was last formally employed in exchange for money and I've settled into a routine so naturally, I can't quite believe it. My biggest fear now is having to go back to work, something that will have to be considered in due course unless providence shines its light upon me for the rest of my working life. For the first time in thirty years of working for a living I realise what ''working for yourself'' and ''being your own ...
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| Snow Joke! |
| Published on: Feb 03, 2009 by ian russell
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| Last updated on: Feb 03, 2009 |
| Keywords: bad weather, businesses, economics, failings, government, infrastructure, investment, more snow, profit, snow
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| Categories: Society
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From my study window, looking out across the gentle valley, the river Churn snakes its path through white fields like a stalking black mamba. It's all very pretty, even though the frozen ground means I can't move my rhubarb to a better site today! Ah well, mustn't crumble...
There's a story about a farmer whose barn roof had a big holes where many slates had come loose. He was asked why didn't he get on and repair it? Well, he said, when it's raining it's far too dangerous to go climbing...
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