baggins

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[–] baggins@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago

I suppose dragging him there, it’s even in his own chuffing country, along with some others, is out of the question.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 2 days ago

Most certainly!

And then being told off for messing up the living room.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

I have brambles sprouting up all over the place from where they were left to spread by the previous occupant. And that sodding bindweed stuff.

If it wasn’t for my wife it’d be full of veg.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A lot of hard work!

We moved in at beginning of December and it was just an overgrown mess. It's basically plant things and see what grows best and where. Sunflowers OK in some places but not in others, brambles and bindweed sending up suckers everywhere. There was some overgrown bush things at bottom of garden - they had to come out for new fence/gate and I couldn't get all the roots out. So shoots from that keep appearing and when I dig them out, they've spouted from a piece of root less than a cm long!

We inherited a rhubarb plant that we've had two lots off of and it just keeps on going.

Have always been in army barracks or a flat, so when we got this bungalow it was a dream come true. Dad had green fingers and so do my two sisters, appears that I have as well.

The result is that I now have suntanned legs and spend a lot less time online :-)

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 6 points 6 days ago

I prefer the term ‘Self entitled wankers’.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

My first garden. Coming to it a bit late at 67, but we have our first potatoes. There are a tomato and a couple of chillies showing and the runner beans have quite a few flowers. Sunflowers are different sizes.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

My wife for the past few weeks. In fact since I met her about 6 years ago.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The bosses name is Zuckerberg. What did you expect?

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty good for the first three quarters, and then (for me anyway) it went a bit too far fetched.

Going to look at some more of his work now.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 5 points 1 week ago

The grift is strong in this one.

 

So yesterday I rescued a young Robin that caught its leg in our garden feeder. All OK.

Yesterday evening I went to the kitchen to start dinner and there was a sparrow flapping about by the kitchen window. The kitchen door next to window was wide open, but our cat Daisy was prowling round so that probably stopped the sparrow from flying out. Managed to get hold of it and it too was uninjured. Off that went as well.

Don’t think Daisy had caught it as she is too slow. So much that that she either ignores the birds (apart from making funny noises at pigeons and magpies), or they stay out of her reach.

Wonder what animal rescue I have today.

 

Ryanair once again proving they are scumbags.

 

Very thought provoking.

 

My daughter is visiting and left her case open.

 

Mum! There's a submarine driving down the road!

 

Rewatching The Expanse for the nth time. It always cracks me up to see Bobby Draper stuffing those cucumber sandwiches into her face. Do you want some?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by baggins@beehaw.org to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
 

Probably not what you're expecting - but the fact that the once iconic 'British' car is now made in China.

I spent many hours under the hood of my MGB GT :-(

 

😢

 

Am trying to make a dark rye loaf like you'd find on a stall or in a shop. Not the really dense 'pumpernickel' style but round or oblong tin shaped.

Have tried various percentages of strong dark rye, muscovado sugar and black treacle but the loaf is still not that dark. I did try some cocoa in one loaf but that just gave an odd colour.

Am using a Panasonic bread machine and in over 5 years it's only ever produced a couple of duff loaves - which were down to me (forgetting yeast, mixer blade or water) and often use it for the dough function and then finish in oven. Am not averse to resorting to full manual though if needed.

Any ideas?

TIA

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New budding author (atulipinacup.substack.com)
 

My daughter is studying Creative Writing and English Literature at Birmingham (UK) University. She's put together some pieces on Substack. Most of them are over my head, but this one hits right in the feels. Apart from a couple of technical inaccuracies, it's spot on. Hope you like it ;-)

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by baggins@beehaw.org to c/animals@beehaw.org
 

Won't be doing any laundry just yet then.

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And now I know.

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