I still have a reel of cotton-covered copper wire "salvaged" by my grandad during the war from somewhere or other. It's very useful... I'll have to bequeath it to someone in my will, I think, together with my old 2nd-hand lino knife, with a curved blade, which is just the job for opening compost bags.
Anyone have any suggestions what I can do with my legacy from my great uncle (he was a ship chandler) - a box of gold leaf? I also have his letter stencils. I assume he used it for signwriting but it seems an expensive way to name a boat.
Gold leaf ain't cheap. From what I've Googled it's around £1 per sheet so you could have a good few quid's worth there. Certainly worth advertising for sake along with the other bits and pieces.
We use gold leaf on headstones, transfer gold and loose leaf. 23 ct. . Snow laying here making it seem very cold, Moors look lovely, could do with a bit more.
Indeed @AnniD ... feel tempted to say there was an opportunity for some Natural Selection to take place there ... the b***ers should each be charged a month’s wages minimum 🤬
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sunday in Mytholmroyd on the right. Monday on the left...
The Environment Agency had practically finished the new flood defences, including the wall seen in the left picture - more than 2 years' work and £32 million hasn't made a lot of difference... this work was undertaken following the devastating floods in the valley in 2015. Some of the properties flooded then are still not occupied; they are uninsurable and unsaleable.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Hi @philippa smith2. Todmorden was also affected badly - they're saying it was at least as bad as 2015. All three main roads into the town were impassable for several hours, I believe. The only saving grace for some shops has been that following 2015, they had "flood-readied" their ground floors, with sockets high up on unplastered walls, and solid, scrubbable floors. Still a lot of damage but quicker to get back on their feet afterwards.
@raisingirl - I'm in no way complaining at the Environment Agency. They have been doing their best, and yes - this is climate change. But as I said in an earlier post (in the Storm Ciara thread I think), what is really needed is an attempt to slow down the water pouring off the valley sides, with large-scale tree planting, leaky dams etc, and a change in the management policy for the grouse moors on the tops.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Hail and snow here but not lying. Very February
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-51447226
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sunday in Mytholmroyd on the right. Monday on the left...
The Environment Agency had practically finished the new flood defences, including the wall seen in the left picture - more than 2 years' work and £32 million hasn't made a lot of difference... this work was undertaken following the devastating floods in the valley in 2015. Some of the properties flooded then are still not occupied; they are uninsurable and unsaleable.
@Liriodendron this is Climate Change. It's really not the Environment Agency's fault. They just can't keep up
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
@raisingirl - I'm in no way complaining at the Environment Agency. They have been doing their best, and yes - this is climate change. But as I said in an earlier post (in the Storm Ciara thread I think), what is really needed is an attempt to slow down the water pouring off the valley sides, with large-scale tree planting, leaky dams etc, and a change in the management policy for the grouse moors on the tops.