Ouch, that hurts

Mmmm...radishes

Carrots...ok.

I'm a farmer's son.
I have webbed feet from growing up in the Fens.
Now is my time to shine...
My back is aching from digging - but the raised vegetable beds are ready for business.
I'm aiming to produce the above.
I have this vision of BBC's The Good Life, where I'm Tom Good and Mrs Bean is Felicity Kendall.
We already have Margo and Jerry next door (names have been changed to protect the innocent).
I want to grow carrots that taste like carrots used to taste.
All I need now is a pair of Wellies...and a goat.

Damn and the ants

Annoying red ant

I'm in a stress. These blinking red ants are now burrowing all over my lawn.

I don't want to spray them - but I don't want to be bitten when I'm relaxing on my new Marlows chairs. Anyone know a humane/green way of suggesting they move on (to next door's garden)?

I can't even encourage Blackie the Blackbird to eat them.

Blackie the Blackbird (picture posed by a model)

He's more interested in the 26p Sainsburys Basics digestive biscuits which we feed him.

McVitie's Digestives (other digestive biscuits are available from outlets)

Help please.

Angel Hill

Ok, I understand the medieval beauty of Angel Hill.
However, the safety of young children should come first.
Trying to drive past there in the mornings is an accident waiting to happen - let's either see a lollipop person or a crossing point. The studs are all well and good but there ain't much definition for motorists and pedestrians as to who should go where.
Rant over.
We read about accident figures and the like needing to reach a certain level before work can be deemed necessary - what price a young life?
Sort it.

It's festival time

I love Bury Festival - especially the street theatre.

Tonight, I'll be at the Beating the Retreat ceremony - and then enjoying the Weapons of Sound performance in the Abbey Gardens.

Might even have my first Mr Whippy ice cream of the summer...I've saved up.

SITB of course

Sir Ian Terrence Botham.

He's doing a 7-mile walk there as part of his 2008 charity walk.

Details here:

http://www.bothamwalk.com/en/1/wwbick.html

He's coming...

Wahey! My hero is coming to Bury - well Ickworth.
Can't wait and now need to get training so I can meet him.

Phew, what a scorcher

...has got his hat on today in Bury.
Cycled in to work and swallowed lots of flies.
Sun, cheap breakfast...it's downhill from here.