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The Day of the Locust
We’ve got our garden centres back. Their long overdue re-opening has helped restore a sense of normality, even if that normality is...
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It's opening time
The Sunday newspaper headlines today are full of hints and suggestions that garden centres might be open from mid-May. They also suggest...
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You Say Hello, And I Say Goodbye
For those of you who listen to the Sounds of the Sixties on Radio 2 with Tony Blackburn, the lyrics will be immediately recognisable....