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End of the garden
Does that sound a bit downbeat? Must be the weather.
Not the end of the garden as such, but approaching the end of the growing season in our veg patch.
How to cope with Olympics withdrawal
I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like the holiday is over. The Olympics are a two-week window during which it seems everyone bar the nayiest of naysayers gets together and shares a genuinely thrilling, global experience.
Thanks to the ubiquity of the BBC’s olympic coverage, it was possible to live the Olympics as never [...]
Best Olympics moments so far
Shh, don’t tell - I’m keeping one ear on the Laoshan Velodrome as I write this. The chance to follow the Beijing Olympics from practically anywhere, at any time, has been in itself one the most thrilling aspects to the games - up there with Team GB’s dominance in the cycling.
The amazing lyrebird of Australia
Unseen footage of an Australian lyrebird.
Brilliant. Although the original clip is also a must, for the chainsaw noises.
Car trivial pursuit
Thanks to Michelle, who submitted a worthy idea to add to out modestly-titled selection of Greatest Car Games in the World - Car Trivial Pursuit.
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.
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.
Ways to stop wasting food
Ok, everyone - the game’s up. Headmaster has spoken. We’ve all got to stop wasting food. No more tipping it into the houseplants or popping it into your trouser pockets. Everybody’s got to eat up.
Glastonbury weather forecast
You wanna hear it? Really? Do you?
Well, it’s not all bad: the site doesn’t look like a swamp, and the heavy downpours of recent years are thought unlikely to appear.
