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The LolFfest Without The Footbridge

21/08/2022 Leave a comment

LolFfest 11 if you are interested and the closed footbridge was on the publicity materials. However, I thought it was another bridge but my step count for the day was well up. It rained but not as much as LolFfestX. The Beers were Fine but there wasn’t any Folk Music, so I couldn’t embarrass myself. I enjoyed and there were buses on time, this time. Bit sleepy afterwards and the Luma Fusion test went well.  Not sure when the next LolFfest will be.

For Saturday 20 August 2022

20/08/2022 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 20 August 2022.  FAM again, servers still off, 5G, Service and MOT, Trimming, Rain, Cask Marque password, Aldi v Tesco, Overnight Internet down, Fixing Energy, not my leak, Tax car, Water Bill woes, blessings, Lidl. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #August2022

For Saturday 13 August 2022

13/08/2022 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 13 August 2022. More cancelled buses, Dream Teams are back, Last, Mow Lawn, Patch Tuesday & 6A, Watching The Merge go by, Amber start, Tidying the accessories, Car Tax, Tumble Aircon. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #August2022

Brew Monster Caerphilly Taproom – August 2022

07/08/2022 Leave a comment

Fast WiFi, good access to Public Transport (when it runs) ands the Finest of Fine Ales. Saturdays from 12:00 and an excellent view into the Brew Hall.  Shadowfax, a Belgian Pale Ale to start, 6.0 ABV and a we3ll deserved B++.  Jinmenju, a Blackberry and Mango Pale Ale, lovely mouthfeel, fruity, full bodied and slightly sour. Really rather good, 4.8% ABV B++.  Hafermann, a Mosiac Cryo Pale Ale weighing in at at 4.1% and very sessionable.  Complex, hoppy, bitter and sweet and very drinkable. Happy B++. 

Garden – July 2022

31/07/2022 Leave a comment

July was the month when we had an Amber Heat Warning, the threat of a hose pipe ban and everything bar the Strawberries being approximately a month late. However, as I write this it’s been a rather damp weekend. Enough to fill the reservoirs? No, but good enough to stop going out with a watering can for the next couple of days. Casablanca are my new favourite potatoes, I have had a really good crop from them this year and they make great chips. My Japanese Summer Onions Senshyu are ready and I have been eating them for the last week. Not too strong and really crunchy, the only thing is that they do not store well. Pull them up and eat them straight away. Having slightly better luck with Spring Onions and half of my Tomato Plants are finally flowing.

For Saturday 09 July 2022

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The Saturday Wrap for 09 July 2022.  Posting, Planting Things, Both Gone, Both Still there, M2 dates confirmed, No go, Sort of gone, Prep M2, Bedroom Fan, When cards go bad, Shorts, In August and In The Clear.   #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #July2022

Garden – June 2022

26/06/2022 Leave a comment

It’s been very Great British Summer since the last update. Very hot then showers and cold. I still think that the season is two weekends behind, if not longer. The first of the Potatoes (Casablanca) are dying back, so are ready and I will be raising them soon. The Lemon Basil looked ready and then immediately went to seed, these are the things that happen to me. With the third pack of seeds, the Salad Leaves are now off. Lots of strawberries and the lawn is OK if not spectacular. The Summer Onions are coming on a treat and should be ready this time next month.

Garden – May 2022

29/05/2022 Leave a comment

It’s all about germination and May 2022 was a microcosm of it all. Salad leaves and garden mint, slow and both have been reseeded. Tomato seeds, all germinated and are growing well. Peppers and Cucumbers, a very mixed bag. Radish, fast and a hundred percent. The lawn is looking better and all the Potatoes are growing well. Mind you, I think that’s a lot to do with the weather. May was raining days then summery sunny day. Of course the best growing were the weeds yet again. However, twas ever thus.

Garden – April 2022

24/04/2022 Leave a comment

There were two really hard Sunday morning frosts in April and they did for my early planted mixed salad leaves and mint. These have now been replanted and the weather is warmer but sorely lacking in rain. Watering can to the fore despite being on a water meter. The early Casablancas are growing well and have been earthed up three times. The Desiree (main crop) are in some tiny black plastic bags. Much smaller than I thought I would get. How they fair, only time will tell. The lawn needs moving every week now and has been fed twice. I have even started to dig the garden but only a bit.

For Saturday 02 April 2022

02/04/2022 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 02 April 2022. Cold, Chives, Mint and Potatoes. BST, The Andromeda Strain. The Slap, End of Masks again, Spoons Salt Shortage, Lack of Fest, More 5G, 15.4.1, Staking Algos. #Caerphilly #SaturdayWrap