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    Has anyone got any plans for the summer holidays? I know the long school holidays are almost upon us and the children break up soon.

    Living in London, and working full time I always find I run out of time before we have seen everything. I also always try to include quiet days at home too.

    We are not too far from Eltham Palace, The National Maritime Museum and The Red House, so they will be on our list of to do things.

    • CommentAuthorDray
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2008
     

    My youngest has reached that 'out and about' age now, so doubtless she'll be disappearing off to various mate's a lot of the the time.

    At the mo' she's preparing for her 'Junior Prom' - with an appropriate hole in my bank balance, so I don't think she's thinking beyond that
    (Both the Prom and my bank balance! )

    My lot tend to do things on the spur of the moment - so if things follow the usual pattern, The Tots will be doing impromptu trips to
    the reasonably-nearby Derbyshire countryside, lots of trips swimming, day trips to the seaside, interspersed with artwork, more artwork,
    scrap-booking, (which seems all the rage at the moment) and helping me plant some late summer herbs, broccoli and spuds in spare bits
    of flower bed and containers. Recommend Boccoli Romanesco Natalino for that btw :cool:

    • CommentAuthorDray
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2008
     

    Thinking of gardening, healthy eating and all that.....

    (dubious follow on, I know :smile: )

    I've lucky in that I have a reasonable front and back garden. The back one is about 25 feet by 36 feet. Mostly lawn at the mo.

    Only a bit is used for veg and flowers.

    With the price of veg going through the roof, we've seriously considered converting half of it to veg production. Might even profit
    from it - though that's unlikely, as half of it might well get nicked.

    I know a lot of people aren't lucky enough to have a garden, but I have read that some peeps have had a lot of success with so-called
    'container gardens'. Everything from decorated wheelie-bins, buckets, tubs, barrels - you name it, someone's planted planted everything
    from parsley to potatoes in it, in back yards, tiny gardens, ect. From the pics I've seen, it can be treated like, and just as pretty as a
    flower garden.

    Has anyone had any luck with that?

    The link with diabetes ? Good, high quality greens, herbs and carbs, cheaply produced, (the broccoli I mentioned had 1000 seeds in the pack for £1.67)
    And the container growing - I'm a stroke survivor, as a result of diabetes being diagnosed a bit too late. I use a wheelchair if I have to. I know a lot
    of diabetics are in a similar position.

    So anything that means a 'raised garden' can be helpful. :wink:

    • CommentAuthorC.W
    • CommentTimeJul 16th 2008
     

    We are considering a split level garden, one for all of us. At the moment we have stuff in grow bags an in a border that is low if you are one side of the wall and raised if you are the other side. We have a number of plans for window boxes and raised beds to cope with various physical abilities!

    I am trying to grow stuff as hubby who is 9 years older than me retires next year, and our own fruit and veg will save money.

    Food in our house is an issue, hubby has a dairy intolerance and osteoarthritis, I am diabetic, eldest sone has sea food intolerance and the little one just wont eat!

    In case any one is wondering I call them Old Sod, Big Sod and Little Sod

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