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  1. skyblueinBaku

    Supermarket shortages

    We have a breadmaker, too. We can't find bread flour in any shop.
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    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Whatever 'gammon' means.....
  3. skyblueinBaku

    Things to listen to in Lockdown

    Stranded - Rainbow.
  4. skyblueinBaku

    Apart from the chaos earlier in the week at the supermarkets

    There is certainly a problem getting flour down here. I haven't seen bread flour on the local supermarket shelves for a few weeks.
  5. skyblueinBaku

    The grass was not greener

    Bassala Sambou never made it into the Everton 1st squad and isn't pulling up any trees for Fortuna Sittard in Holland.
  6. skyblueinBaku

    Who is our most successful penalty taker of all time?

    Post 43. It was a reply to post 42, as shown.
  7. skyblueinBaku

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Get ready for more panic buying.
  8. skyblueinBaku

    Who’s at work/Not at work?

    I've been retired for a few years and live in a small village in Dorset, so life isn't much different for me. Plenty to keep me occupied in the garden (which is big, so a lot of work).
  9. skyblueinBaku

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    What's a gammon? As far as I know it's a pork joint.
  10. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    No, but they love Rock & Roll.
  11. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    I've got Joan J. They are very good.
  12. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    I only grow Autumn raspberries; the birds leave them alone - I don't know why.
  13. skyblueinBaku

    Who is our most successful penalty taker of all time?

    Ron Farmer - scored 22 of the 23 penalties he took for us.
  14. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    The leek seed is in pots in a greenhouse until they are ready to be planted out in the garden. If you keep the compost moist, the leeks won't die. I don't know about your experimental lee and garlic, I've never used the method that you have. If the garlic has come from a shop, it may be a...
  15. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    That seems to be OK as a novelty, but leeks need a long growing period. We sow leek seed in spring into a large pot of seed compost; the leek seedlings are then transplanted into the garden in June/July. The leeks are ready in Winter.
  16. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    I also chit parsnip seed on damp paper because germination can be unpredictable.
  17. skyblueinBaku

    Allotment/Veg patch

    We chit them on damp paper in a small takeaway container. The container sits on a shelf above a radiator. As soon as the roots start to show, we put them in small pots with seed compost.
  18. skyblueinBaku

    City's Hardest XI - Take No Prisoners

    Another vote for George Curtis.
  19. skyblueinBaku

    Apart from the chaos earlier in the week at the supermarkets

    Remember 'social distancing' - you'll have to shout at each other.
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