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Hey well done! Count me in next time :))

Thanks lousmith, the tub is in shade as it's the only suitable place in the garden at the mo, I thought I might be able to get a fountain powered by a separate solar panel connected to it, but maybe they're not available. I will google now!

Great picture, Computed Shorty! Just had to look up Anuran (in case anybody else didn't get to do biology, I now know that Anura is an order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads!) Does anybody know whether I should top up my tub with water, as it hasn't rained? I'm worried that if the level falls too low the froglets (when they are older) won't be able to hop onto the pile of stones I have in it. Also, I've been told I should have a solar powered fountain in the tub to stop the water becoming stagnant - any advice?

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Been doing this journey for years - M40 / A40 into > London - exit for Central London and pass > Paddington Station, Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch, > Hyde Park Corner, Victoria, Vauxhall Bridge, Oval, > Camberwell, Dog Kennel Hill, East Dulwich. xxxxxxx I've been doing the journey for years too, and I use the above route when I need to avoid the congestion charge. If it's a time outside the charge, I also often use the route via Euston, but you have to remember to keep in the right hand lane at Euston Station in order to turn right down to Aldwych, and then need to get into the correct lanes round the one way system onto Waterloo Bridge. Easy when you know the way, maybe less easy if you don't. Don't like the Cromwell Road route as whenever I've tried it the traffic has been terrible, but obviously if there's congestion or diversions elsewhere it might be preferable.

I have frog tadpoles in my tub! Hooray! Toad ones haven't hatched yet. I'm so excited :)

We will need reasonable notice in order to get musicians along :)

Sorry did my link wrong, have corrected it now :-$

CocoClover said: I am having a party in my garden :) But I wish someone would organise a street party xxxxxxxxx Too late now, the deadline has passed for applications to the council. There was no "someone" willing to do the organising, I guess.

Ah - the article I read (I think in Southwark News) didn't say where the money went. That's terrible.

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zeban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I was amazed to read in a local paper that the > > Irish Festival cost something like ?52k (I > think) > > to run and that the council had been funding > half > > of this. > > > > What on earth were they spending all that > money > > on? > > Whoah Sue that's a ridiculous amount of money. Ok, > glad it's been cut! xxxxxxx Yes, sadly I feel the same now. The year I went, there didn't seem to be all that much going on apart from a bit of music, and not all that many people, but maybe it was just the day and time of day I was there. I certainly couldn't see what they could have spent around ?52k on :-S

Taper, thanks so much for posting that link, very interesting article.

Good post, RichTea

And hence the dilemma (as per the fox thread). Pros and cons, eh?

See the thread in this section about the programme today about the concrete house ..... Oh, and nice one PGC :))

He did the same with me, with some sandals, gave me the thread and showed me how to do it, didn't charge! It was just to sew on a buckle, I still haven't done it though :-$ :)) ETA: Prickle, I think refusing to mend your boots shows integrity, if he didn't think it was worth doing. Most people would have taken your money regardless.

I live in the North Cross Road area, and yes the foxes are noisy and have kept me awake/woken me up, but I love walking down the road at night or looking out of my living room window and seeing a fox - sorry people who want them to go away. And yes, they have dug holes in my garden and crapped on it and wrecked stuff too. But I'd still rather they were around. I think it's quite magic having wild(ish) animals around when you live in a city. I'd rather have fox noise than bloody plane noise :))

Thanks so much for posting this thread! Here's the link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01092w5/Britains_Empty_Homes_Series_2_Lisa_and_Paul_Townend/ There was a bit about the history of the Concrete House in a Southwark Life mag a while back, too.

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Loads of Advent calendars about at the time of Advent ie before Christmas :)) No Easter eggs in December, though .... Possibly a storage issue, HB :)) And what have Martians got to do with this?

And another one (6) or possibly the same one going round in circles. Shouldn't have given away my meditation stool, obviously :)) Off to hug the tree outside my house.

There's one going over now (6)

Do you mean Lent?!

will dex Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The cost of the hire car alone > was ?13,000... xxxxxxx Eh? What on earth was it, made of gold?? :-S

:)) ETA: That was in response to Speedbird, btw