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Energy sapping
The sun’s out again over much of Britain, and it certainly seems like this summer’s shaping up to be a thorough improvement over last year’s storms.
Relationships on the line
Ringing abroad, as I’ve found out since bagging myself an Irish boyfriend, does not come cheap.
How organic does organic have to be?
Interesting to read about the so-called ‘compost crisis’ affecting gardeners across the UK.
Fingers are being pointed at aminopyralid, a chemical found in eight forms of herbicide used to kill weeds in fields of grass.
Digging potatoes
Not everything’s gone according to plan in the vegetable patch this year. My carrots and runner beans got munched early on by slugs. The self-seeded courgette plant seems to produce only male flowers and the occasional football-shaped gourd. And don’t get me started on the onions.
The AA on green driving
In the first of a new series, the AA’s Luke Bosdet offers his top tips on green driving.
Against the grain
My best friends have a few tricks that they like to play on me from time to time. I’m a bit rubbish at drinking, so there’s the “making Simon drink too much game” (fortunately they’ve grown out of this one, as they normally had to clear up afterwards)
Is cycling the new football?
It might sound like a stupid question, but is cycling better than football? I’ve been accidentally watching the Tour De France this year and, personally, I’m finding it so much more exciting than following the Premiership.
Going zero-waste at home: an interview with Mrs Green
Environmental blogger ‘Mrs Green’ explains how parenthood and the floods at Boscastle inspired her family to go zero-waste.
Road bird bingo: the extended cut
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on putting together easy-to-use games that kids (and the rest of us) can play in the car on long journeys. We’re pretty pleased with the results.
Let the games begin
We’ve been looking forward to it for ages; the blood, the sweat, the tears. The thrills and excitement, the lows, the disappointments and the anticlimax after it’s all over again. Nope, I’m not talking about the Olympics – school’s nearly out for summer.
