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tiddles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the english garden in peckham rye is just glorious > at the moment. Does anyone know what the plant > with the tall white flowers is. It has large flat > leaves at the base, with very tall stems with > masses of tiny flowers - rather like a giant > gypsophila?? sorry if a bit of a long shot but > they are really quite lovely. xxxxxxx Haven't seen it, do you have a picture? Could it be Crambe Maritima (Sea Kale)?

Been on the ale, Flappers? :))

Sorry to hear this too, and really very sorry that nobody came to help. Did anybody even call the police? You must be very shaken up, hope you're both OK.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I thought the sound was > exceptionally bad. xxxxxx So did I. But it could have been an advantage not being able to hear much of it properly :))

jumpinjackflash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Madness, with the > visuals on Buckingham Palace, were brilliant. At > one point the palace was made to look like Nelson > Mandela House! xxxxx Agreed, that bit was excellent, as were the fireworks at the end. I didn't see all of it but from what I did see I thought the music was pretty mediocre and the choice of artists/songs very odd. The royal family looked quite ill at ease at the end mingling with the musicians I thought.

Have you tried googling for reviews of it?

rch Wrote: -- > I'll let you know when we plant the Mandrake. xxxxxx Isn't that the one that screams when you try to pull it up? Oooerr :-S

Harry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the subject of squirrels,I could not believe my > eyes on Thursday morning, as looking out of my > window in East Dulwich Grove I saw a red squirrel > jumping around my pond. I have seen several such > squirrels in the Lake District but never in > London. I just wondered if anyone else has seen a > red squirrel in the local area as I presume that > if there was one there must be more ! xxxxxx There are almost certainly no red squirrels in East Dulwich. What you almost certainly saw was a grey squirrel with reddish fur, as sometimes happens. Sorry to disappoint you :) See the East Dulwich Nature Watch thread :)

Nero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > So, where to put one? Above the Magda maybe? xxxxxxx Cinema Paradiso already shows films Upstairs At The Mag, I believe :)

tyke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For what it's worth, which may be very little, I'd > love a cinema where you could have a glass of wine > while you watch the movie xxxxxxxx You can do that at The Ritzy, in fact you can take the whole bottle in if you want :)

Harry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the subject of squirrels,I could not believe my > eyes on Thursday morning, as looking out of my > window in East Dulwich Grove I saw a red squirrel > jumping around my pond. I have seen several such > squirrels in the Lake District but never in > London. I just wondered if anyone else has seen a > red squirrel in the local area as I presume that > if there was one there must be more ! xxxxxx This has already been discussed on this thread, and links to pictures posted. Grey squirrels sometimes appear to be red. There is about a zillionth to one chance of the one you saw having been a true red squirrel of the tufty-eared variety.

Has anybody contacted Orange to find out what the problem may be?

Neither Adventure Bar nor Boho Bar was open in 2005. ETA: I think!

I had all my window boxes nicked a couple of years back, and now chain the replacements down :-S I was in as well when it happened. Was in the back garden, heard a scraping noise and thought nothing of it. The police said a load of people had had theirs stolen around the same time. It was just before Mother's Day. Bastards.

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i'm afraid i'm not going to read 44 pages, > although i'm sure it's riveting stuff- and i'm > sure the pair of sunbathing tortoises in the > japanese garden pond in peckham rye park have > already been mentioned- but in case they haven't, > there are xxxxxx If you'd read at least some of the more recent 44 pages, you might have discovered that they aren't tortoises :))

woodrot Wrote: > Schr?dinger had the right idea xxxxxxx :)) ETA: But sorry about the squirrel ......

Only me! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is the culprit! > Fluffy tail? > Hardly surprising given how many Sunflower seeds > he's tucked away! xxxxxx Does he walk the tightrope to get to them?!

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If my memory is correct the coalition govt are > planning on making empty properties easier to > compulsory purchase. And with over 5,000 such > empty homes Southwark could really start to solve > its housing shortages. xxxxxxxx (tu)

We're certainly not in it for the money :)):)):)) ETA: And "folk" covers a very wide range of music - there's quite a bit of stuff described as "folk" that I don't like either.

And if anyone fancies seeing a band who play sixteen different instruments between them, come and see Crownstreet Upstairs at the Mag on Friday 8 June. OK you might think it's not your thing, but on the other hand you might be pleasantly surprised .... But - it's LIVE MUSIC IN EAST DULWICH which The Goose Is Out! has been putting on on a regular basis for over four years ..... :)) :)-D

mattydj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ED is far too boring for live music. xxxxxxxxxx We had a sell-out gig at DHFC on Friday night with well over 200 people there, of all ages, to see Martin Simpson. Too boring for live music? Not. ETA: But it wasn't the kind of music mentioned in the OP, which was why I haven't posted before. ETA: One of the emails we received afterwards (wouldn't normally do this but but a bit peeved that people seem to think there's nothing decent happening locally with live music :)): "Just wanted to let you know that me and my friends had an utterly utterly BRILLIANT night on Friday. You know when you enjoyed it so much you feel quite exhausted after? Thanks so much for running these nights they are an absolute institution. It was so great to have performers of all ages too. I can't wait for the next one."

lousmith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw the very thing on you tube here: > > An adult rat is obviously more of a challenge and > the outcome is touch and go. I won't spoil the > end. > Pelican eats pigeon is worth a watch too. xxxxxxx OMG :))

Don't you mean "whaur's" ?? :)) ETA: And "wis" ??

lousmith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how big are they? last year's frogs will be still > pretty small like a monkey nut or smaller. The hot > weather will bring them to water. They won't be > ready to breed for a few years yet.Still got your > plant trays btw, can't remember your house no. > I'll drop them off if you pm me. > > xxxxxx Some of them are quite big. They don't look full size though. One is about monkey nut size, and very clearly much smaller than the others. I wonder where they can have come from if they're not last year's? I had damsel flies in my garden yesterday and today - possibly hatched from the larvae (not the right word) that came with the sadly eaten frogspawn (R.I.P.)

Hey, I went out tonight to water the garden (with a can - many of them :-S ) and saw FROGS in my tub! There are at least three of them! Can these be ones that hatched from tadpoles last year? I thought they disappeared and didn't come back to their place of birth for a few years???