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I would say that it's still a little early for tomatoes. I'll be planting mine at the end of March, beginning of April, as I usually do.

Looking forward to the new growing season

Neil Sedaka, singer/songwriter.

Died suddenly at 86 years of age. I grew up with his songs.

He is still under investigation though.

I suspect there's a lot more to come out.

We had a good dump of snow here on the boarder between Hessen and Bavaria last night. Yes, it can be icy and slippery at times, and yes, I have to clear the snow off the street sometimes, but it's great, I'm really enjoying this winter!!!

snowingagain wrote: ↑Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:40 pm It is a madly annoying shit Xmas song

To you maybe, but it's one of my favourite Christmas songs, I'm sad he's gone.

Pauline Collins who played Shirley Valentine

Since we are on the topic... One thing that annoys me at the supermarket here in Germany is that it is by expected customers do not by default pay by card but rather by bargeld. Unless I specifically inform the cashier that I intend to pay by card (well, phone), the card reader is not engaged. Why?...

Will summer properly resume or is he gone? Oops, this might be my fault. I have to get a new knee but since my poor Irish body struggles so much with the heat, I opted to push the date to October so that it'd be cooler when I'm in hospital and reha. Given what it has been like the last few weeks, I...

yesterday wrote: ↑Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:47 am Suppose, nobody else will remember him or care about him, if your not an older Brit.

I'm neither old (?) nor a Brit, but I remember him, especially after the Brighton bombings, poor man.

I'm in Ireland at the moment where it's a balmy 16 degrees and sunny. I'm really grateful to be missing out on that weather, although I expect it will be there again in late July and August.

Stay cool

LeonG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:25 pm How about one of these? No motor, easy set up, easy cleaning.

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That's exactly what I use for mushing up my jam, and it works a treat.

Robinson100 wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 8:04 pm

LukeSkywalker wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 9:47 pm Yesterday, it was like autumn in Munich. Put on my wintercoat. Brrr.

Oh yes! It was so cold in the evening that we lit the oven and got the living room lovely and warm and cosy!

It's cold and wet here, but I'm quite enjoying it, for now!

I have only just found out that George Wendt is the uncle of Jason Sudeikis of Ted Lasso fame.

Funny world, in more ways that one!

George Wendt , US-American actor know as bar fly from Cheers, dies at 76. I'm really sad to read this, I just listened to a podcast with George Wendt called "Where everybody knows your name" It's hosted by Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson. There's also an episode with Kelsey Grammer (Fraise...

Jean Marsh , English actress, dies at 90. Jean Marsh.jpg She starred in the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975) , for which she won the 1975 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Rose Buck. It was a precursor to Downton Abbey , a wonderful series th...

[/quote] Good point. I did seed my own tomatoes a few years in the past. And I also bought some small plants from the shop. Fact is, those I planted, they all died before becoming adult. Still not sure why, my wife says I water them too much. So this year I only bought from the shop. And most died :...

Perhaps try and regard is as an important immune boost for your later years.... I'd got through the Winter without any ills - we'd both been vaccinated against the "Flu". I got the flu vaccine in October and, although I usually pride myself in seldome being ill, I got a chest infection in...

1) Its estimated, that many many children, are still alive today, because they can go to school/come home in the light meaning less accidents, more of the time at least, rather than having day light savings time (DST). 2) The energy saved by people not needing to switch the lights on, during the da...

Alberto wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 6:30 pm Guy at work voted AfD.
He moved to Germany in 1990 when he escaped his native Afghanistan.
What to make of it????????????????

My son works with a guy from Afghanistan, whose wife is from the Ukraine and they both voted AfD. My son tried to talk to them beforehand, but couldn't get through.

Robinson100 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 2:51 am I am down with the ´flu at the mo - hit me like a truck last Thursday, and hasn´t moved on yet.

So sorry to hear you're unwell, although half the country seem to be the same.

I hope you have a speedy recovery, although my advice would be to take it easy, it can take a few weeks to get over this.