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Forum: Gardening 19-10-2019, 08:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 701
Posted By Seadog
Hibiscus cutting

Last year I took some cutting from a neighbours Hibiscus. They were left outdoors as I don’t have a greenhouse. Only one survived so I brought it indoors a few weeks ago and put it on a south facing...
Forum: Gardening 25-12-2018, 04:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,217
Posted By Seadog
First daffodil

Daffodil almost open on Christmas Day in Keynsham !!
Forum: Gardening 23-08-2016, 12:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By Seadog
Failed gladioli

I have about 50 gladoli around the garden, varying conditions of sun, soil moisture and wind exposure. They have all flowered profusely for a number of years, but this season has been a disaster....
Forum: Gardening 08-08-2016, 07:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 694
Posted By Seadog
Hardwood rose cuttings

Last autumn I took Monty don's advice and took some hardwood cuttings form rose 'Mum in a million'. Two out of seven have taken and are now looking very healthy. I did use rooting powder, and as I...
Forum: Your Introductions! 04-08-2016, 11:53 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,884
Posted By Seadog
Sobriety test

Repeat after me:-
"Shtarkle shtarkle little twinkle, who the hell you are you thinkle, I'm not as think as drunkle peep I am."
Try this on someone who is a bit worse for wear.
After many years of...
Forum: Other Leisure Activities 19-07-2016, 11:16 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 8,627
Posted By Seadog
Just home from my usual Tuesday night dance on...

Just home from my usual Tuesday night dance on the hottest day of the year.
Exhausted but happy!
Lots of waltz and rumba, skipped the Mayfair quickstep and Carribean calypso for tonight.
Wouldn't...
Forum: Other Leisure Activities 17-07-2016, 08:49 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 8,627
Posted By Seadog
I first learned some basic ballroom at 17, and am...

I first learned some basic ballroom at 17, and am still at it at 74.
After losing my wife I took up modern sequence, and go to a venue that is mainly singles, so I get to dance with lots of lovely...
Forum: Gardening 10-06-2016, 05:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 743
Posted By Seadog
Having checked a few books and a quick consult...

Having checked a few books and a quick consult online I think you are both right. I will save some seed from both of these and see if I can grow them next year. Many thanks for the replies.
Forum: Gardening 10-06-2016, 12:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 743
Posted By Seadog
Name this plant

Two self seeded plants, one with white flowers and one with purple. Flowers have four petals, and are very much like Lunaria (honesty), but this has finished flowering. I have seen these before, but...
Forum: Technology 03-05-2016, 01:01 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 33,956
Posted By Seadog
I posted earlier (#182) about difficulties...

I posted earlier (#182) about difficulties upgrading my Novatech laptop to Win10. I have upgraded a Fujitsu machine, and the main benefit is a considerable increase in speed of boot up and general...
Forum: Music 21-04-2016, 03:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By Seadog
It wasn't,t just the washtub that got the looks -...

It wasn't,t just the washtub that got the looks - the drainpipe trousers, bootlace tie, DA hairstyle with Tony Curtis quiff all played a part !!
Forum: Technology 21-04-2016, 03:07 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 33,956
Posted By Seadog
Win 10

If we didn't update as new versions come along, we would still be using Windows 95, so it is inevitable in the long run. I have two laptops, a Novatech that came with Win7 and a Fujitsu that came...
Forum: Music 20-04-2016, 10:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By Seadog
Days of Skiffle

Just watched the program with Jim Carter reminiscing about the master of Skiffle, Lonnie Donegan. If you were a teenager in the 50's, the advent of Skiffle was something wonderful. The program showed...
Forum: Music 20-04-2016, 09:55 PM
Replies: 354
Views: 30,876
Posted By Seadog
Best ever love song

There is only one contender - it can only be Johnny Mathis with The Twelfth of never. It says everything that needs to be said.
Forum: General Chat 20-04-2016, 09:10 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,031
Posted By Seadog
Unforgettable

How can we ever forget her performance of 'let's do it', with the immortal line ' beat me on the bottom with a woman's weekly'. An eternal classic, up there with 'four candles'.
So much natural...
Forum: General Chat 24-01-2016, 05:15 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 6,328
Posted By Seadog
Winter Weather

It is pretty bad in US, without doubt, but I wonder how many remember the winter of 1946/47 in UK. I was 5 years old at the time, but remember opening the door of the house in Bradford to see a wall...
Forum: General Chat 17-11-2015, 11:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,738
Posted By Seadog
Another interesting bit of 9 related maths is the...

Another interesting bit of 9 related maths is the number 12345679 (note no 8).
If you multiply this by any single digit multiple of 9, the result is a recurring number of the multiple.
Example:...
Forum: Other Leisure Activities 16-11-2015, 05:55 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 15,961
Posted By Seadog
That's not a hobby - it's an obsession!!!

That's not a hobby - it's an obsession!!!
Forum: Technology 02-09-2015, 03:50 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 33,956
Posted By Seadog
Win 10

I have had mixed success with Win 10. I first updated a Fujitsu laptop from 8, and it all worked fine. The boot time was quite slow, but I got rid of all the apps I didn't want, and changed some...
Forum: General Chat 11-07-2015, 12:41 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,320
Posted By Seadog
I walk a lot in the countryside, and get bitten a...

I walk a lot in the countryside, and get bitten a lot around the ankles, even when wearing jeans tucked in my socks, or with proper gaiters that protect against ticks. Must be something very small...
Forum: Your Introductions! 11-07-2015, 12:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,425
Posted By Seadog
Smile Starting again

I was a long term member on Sagazone, but have not been on any similar sites since its demise, so have decided to get back in the online scene. I live in North Somerset, just outside Bristol. Great...
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