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A Visit, Magpies and The Mystery Object

1   We had a lovely visit to friends today, meeting their lovely young dog, Kaja, whose first birthday it is today.

Kaja, a bottle and some sheep

Kaja, a bottle and some sheep

One of the chickens whose eggs we have weekly

One of the chickens whose eggs we have weekly

Just harvested potatoes

Just harvested potatoes – thank you!

2    We had the first visitors to our bird house today – magpies!

Magpie at the new bird house

Magpie at the new bird house

Magpie in the new bird house

Magpie in the new bird house

3   The mystery object that I showed you here turn out to be Bicycle clips as evidenced in the newspaper cutting of June 23rd 2001.  I can’t help thinking they would soon put holes in the fabric as they are very sharp. I can’t help feeling that Marilyn is more likely right and they are callipers used for measuring – must be tiny measurements indeed.  Click on the photo to see it more clearly. When we bought the little object, the man who sold them to us also gave us this newspaper cutting.

Bicycle clips!

Bicycle clips!

 

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Chimney Pots, Pansy and Mystery Object

1    It’s the 1st of June and there should be no more frosts! I’m planting up my chimney pots to add bits of colour all over the garden.

Chimney by a raised bed

Chimney by a raised bed

Tall chimney planted with scented flowers

Tall chimney planted with scented flowers

2   This beautiful Pansy is waiting to be planted tomorrow.

Pansy ready for planting

Pansy ready for planting

3    I bought this intriguing little thing many years ago.   It’s a very small brass case, about 1″x1/2″. In it are two tiny double hooks. Any ideas about its use?

Mystery object

Mystery object

Inside the tiny brass case

Inside the tiny brass case

For Noeleen who asked what a rhubarb forcer is. As soon as the new rhubarb shoots are seen in the Spring, we put this terracotta ‘chimney’ over it and pop the lid on. The dark makes the rhubarb grow up to the top and it remains thin, sweet and pale pink. Later in the season we let the rhubarb do its own thing and just grow!  See here for a delicious rhubarb pudding!

Rhubarb forcer

Rhubarb forcer

 

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