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The front steps to the house were littered with leaves and crisp packets. Things keep falling off trees onto the car. There is often a smell of smouldering leaves in the evening. After dark the air is filled with the smell of coal fires. I’m waking up at 6:30 and thinking I’ve woken up too…
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Potatoes were invented in England by Francis Drake in 1586.
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Potatoes were responsible for the rise of the Roman Empire.
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Potatoes contain glycoalkaloids, toxic compounds, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine. Fortunately cooking partly destroys these.
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So I’ve been shopping in farmshops yadda yadda yadda….wholesome food….blah….local….rhubarb…
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Potato plants have a low-growing habit and bear white to purple flowers with yellow stamen.
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I’ve been quite active this weekend. Not only did I rejig my collage background but I managed to connect the VCR to my PC and start the VHS -> DVD conversion project (Using a gadget bought with the generous leaving gift I got from CSD). Of course you’ll have already seen one fruit of this…


