Sue

Surely if the CCTV images had been useful, the police might have recognised the thieves? I find it very odd that they apparently couldn't be bothered to follow this up. Surely catching the thieves would prevent at least some future similar thefts?

orford28 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > small cars in and out 8 pounds > xxxxxxx How do we get in touch with you? I've only washed my car twice since I bought it around six or seven years ago! Maybe it's time to depend on more than the rain :)) Not that having a clean car has ever been anywhere near the top of my list of priorities, but still .... A lot of assumptions made by the OP, btw. Good luck with your business.

Oh dear. I fear my reassurance was not well founded. Last week I left a watering can half full of water in the garden overnight (at my daughter's) and in the morning there was a very bloated dead frog in it - presumably he had jumped in and then been unable to get out (though a slightly different situation as obviously in a watering can most of the top is closed off apart from the hole in the middle). Sorry, frog.

Thanks GinaG3 - I must go up and have a look in person! So glad to see it!

Fox, various links have already been given on this thread explaining things. Click on them and read, maybe?

Anybody got any recent pictures of the house they could post on here?

Jimi Henrdrix07 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So did you get enough shares sold then to buy the > pub for the community? xxxxxx Eh? The pub had already been bought. http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/

ZoeG Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ahhh, we have cats... I wonder if that is the > problem?? The shade part is worse. I mowed the > lawn this evening and it just looks like it is > going bald..... Thanks for the advice - will keep > trying before astro-turf? xxxxxxx PLEASE don't get astro-turf! I was horrified the other week to visit an open garden in Peckham which had astro-turf laid in one section :( As stated above, you need a special mix of grass seed for shade. And if you've already had turf laid and then two different lots of grass seed (is that right?) it's going to be patchy anyway with different kinds of grass. What's the garden shaded by, if it's south-facing? If a tree, that could be part of the problem. Are the patches/bare bits in the shady parts? Who laid the turf? Did they realise the garden was part-shaded? Shouldn't they be taking some responsibility for its not properly establishing? Did they give you maintenance instructions? Did you put netting over the reseeded areas and keep them watered? How large an area is it? I'm wondering whether you'd be better cutting your losses and starting again - I'd be inclined to go for nice paving rather than astroturf if you give up on grass, though. At least with some kinds of paving you can grow plants between the cracks .....

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Marmora Man Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Vegetarians are just fussy eaters. > > > > Why should a chef in a busy restaurant make a > fuss > > about them? You could argue that it's good > > customer service to do so - but it is also a > > distraction from the main purpose of the > > restaurant if it is a mainstream place offering > > the usual option of fish, flesh and fowl. > > > > Vegetarians crying foul about lack of choice in > > local restaurants have it wrong - they are > > presented with exactly the same choice I am - > they > > just choose to ignore the Lamb Fillet, Beef > Steak, > > Pork Belly, Chicken Kiev, Duck Breast, > Monkfish, > > Skate, Turbot, King Prawns (I could go on but > I'm > > drooling) in favour of the one or two dishes > that > > do not contain fish, flesh or fowl. > > > MM you left out the Alan Partridge, 'cause that's > what I'm getting a flavour of. > > Chicken Kiev? xxxxxxx Well if you go to the newly re-opened Clock House you can get a "Posh Chicken Kiev" (aka a "Crap Chicken Kiev".)

reetpetite Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone noticed how few geese there are on > Peckham Rye pond ? xxxxxxx They're probably all busy ripping up the grass :))

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Findus Cheese Crispy Pancakes! xxxxxx Ah! Now you're talking :)) ETA: If the irony (or whatever it was) in your previous post passed me by, then DUH.

I naively assumed that someone (or more than one person) must have taken these chairs in error. I do hope that that is the case and that the person/people who took them haven't read these posts and don't know where to return the chairs. If they have been taken on purpose, then I am stunned that somebody would sink so low as to steal things at a community event :(

0/10 surely ....

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But Sue, all the local places already DO have a > veggie dish. I think the issue is that people want > multiple veggie dishes to choose from. Something > which may not be realistic. xxxxxxx Sorry, I was responding to The E-Dealer's post, as his list of veggie dishes sounded quite boring. I should have made that clear :(

Surely it's not too hard to put on a menu something with, say, tofu or soya or chickpeas. Or halloumi, much as I detest it :))

Yep that must be her, there's only one fudge lady in North Cross Road market. Delicious fudge!

Chocky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Worried that the > fountain wall is too steep for them to get out. xxxxxxx I'm not a frog expert, and I can't remember what the fountain is like, but could you get a piece of wood of appropriate length and prop it against the wall so they can climb up it? But I have been amazed in the past at how frogs can clamber up things, so I wouldn't worry too much :)

She's always at North Cross Road market on a Saturday - I'm sure it must be the same one as she has had a stall at festivals at Dulwich Park as well.

Become a hedgehog champion! http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/?dm_i=PAJ,1HK1Q,ADDSRZ,51YQK,1 Sorry CPRBL, this is not a solution to garden predators .... someone just emailed me the info so I'm posting it here before I forget :)

According to this there are lots in Sydenham Hill Wood! http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/stag-beetle You could try contacting the London Wildlife Trust and ask your question of them? There's an email address and phone number at the bottom of the stag beetle page - well, probably at the bottom of every page :)

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, it's the Blue Brick Cafe (I assume) xxxxxx Ah yes, thanks :)

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think that with a fairly small high street East > Dulwich is doing well to have 2x dedicated > 'vegetarian' restaurants within a short walk of > one another. xxxxxx Indian Mischief is one - what's the other one, KK?

ultraburner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My frogs are back! Haven't seen them all year till > today, last year we had a good five of six living > in our (small-ish) garden. The biggest are pretty > huge, about fist sized. xxxxxxx Lucky you! Are you sure the big ones aren't toads though?

ironjawcannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are probably house martins, not swifts, that > you can see around now. xxxx I've never seen any house martins nesting around here, are there any? We saw a green woodpecker in the Camberwell Old Cemetery last week (at the Forest Hill Road end).

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sounds to me like the work of a tornado. xxxxxxx Wizard of Oz type thing comes to East Dulwich? :))