We live near Biggin Hill airport in the South-East of England and something that surprised and saddened me was that as lockdowns over the last 18 months got deeper and longer, the number of private jets flying in and out of Biggin Hill increased, as did the size of the private jets. I found myself standing in our garden regularly wondering to myself, "Aren't we in a lockdown?" and "Maybe it's not Continue Reading
Bromine Hot Tub – getting the chemicals right
When I first got a Bromine Hot Tub (that is a hot tub using bromine as the main chemical instead of the more common chlorine), it was a complete disaster. I wasn't given very good information, either by the people who installed it or in the documentation they left behind. It took me quite a bit of time and research to figure out how to handle it, and I'm glad to say everything is well under Continue Reading
Election Fraud? – a different point of view
I'm always a bit wary about discussing political issues on my blogs, because they often expose strong feelings of both sides of the arguments, but I feel I need to express my thoughts on the election fraud issue that is rife at the moment. I don't hear anybody else talking about this issue in the way I see it, so I'm going to explain my views below. Firstly, I'd like to state that I'm not Continue Reading
The importance of a good hay rake
As you may know from some of my recent posts (especially "Rows and rows of windrows" last year), I cut the grass in a large part of my garden using a scythe. Why, you might ask? There are many good reasons including effectiveness, exercise, no pollution, no noise and low expense. One extremely important thing that goes along with my scythe is a good hay rake. I didn't know or expect this a Continue Reading