In article ,
Martin writes:
| On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:46:29 +0100, Sacha wrote:
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| I met Alain Bombard (who?), when he did a book signing in Reading around 1955.
|
| Er?

Naufrage volontaire. Most interesting. I still have it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 7/8/08 22:10, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:46:29 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 7/8/08 14:39, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:35:52 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 7/8/08 14:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:38 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 7/8/08 11:23, in article ,
"Pete
Stockdale" wrote:

snip


I was really mentioning the horse and cart as a backup transport system
-
not as a fertiliser source.
You remember - good old horsepower !

Er, well, no, I'm not *quite* that old - unless you count my Thelwell
days!
;-)

Converging jodhpurs threads?

Definitely. I even met Pat Smythe when she did a book signing in Torquay.
;-)

Oooo! Pat Smythe - you are almost as old as I am. )

I met Alain Bombard (who?), when he did a book signing in Reading around
1955.

Er?

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Bombard

Wiki is wrong, his book was published in 1953
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...icle546968.ece


Did he strike you as quite normal, sane, balanced??
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Word is that there's going to be a big jump in compost prices. ;-((

Don't you make your own?

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Word is that there's going to be a big jump in compost prices. ;-((

And cooking oils Sacha, where will it all end?

Rather expensive fried meals for the plants?

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Doomed, we're all doomed.......

No not entirely - back to the horse and cart could save us !

Well, to the back of the horse, maybe?

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The product from one horse wouldn't go far here. ;-)

Bring a barrow - people round here put it outside in bags with a notice
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:35:52 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 7/8/08 14:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:38 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
On 7/8/08 11:23, in article
, "Pete
Stockdale" wrote:

snip


I was really mentioning the horse and cart as a backup transport
system -
not as a fertiliser source.
You remember - good old horsepower !

Er, well, no, I'm not *quite* that old - unless you count my
Thelwell days!
;-)

Converging jodhpurs threads?

Definitely. I even met Pat Smythe when she did a book signing in Torquay.
;-)

Oooo! Pat Smythe - you are almost as old as I am. )

I met Alain Bombard (who?), when he did a book signing in Reading
around 1955.

I think I've still got one Suetonius signed for me...

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"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

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Word is that there's going to be a big jump in compost prices. ;-((

Don't you make your own?

We spend more than £15k per year on potting compost for 3,000 varieties of
plants multiplied by x per plant, so no, we don't make our own! I just wish
that were possible.
We do, however, have 2 large compost heaps and one ginormous one which are
used on the garden over time. The enormous compost heap has recently
produced some interesting squashes!
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On 10/8/08 21:51, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

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The product from one horse wouldn't go far here. ;-)

Bring a barrow - people round here put it outside in bags with a notice
- 'Please Take'...

Last year, People round here brought it to us and it went out almost as soon
as it came in.
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We spend more than £15k per year on potting compost for 3,000 varieties of
plants multiplied by x per plant, so no, we don't make our own! I just wish
that were possible.
We do, however, have 2 large compost heaps and one ginormous one which are
used on the garden over time. The enormous compost heap has recently
produced some interesting squashes!

deliberate misreading

I made some rhubarb squash last year. Really rather pleasant.

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