A few bits from the garden
Log Burning Stove Install
So after much perusal of the interweb and ignoring all the recommendations for Clearview, we decided on a Burley Brampton 8 kw. It is the most efficient stove on the market at 85.5%, which basically means it gives out more heat and burns less wood than all other stoves,and produces much less ash. Looks wise it is very contemporary, which is why I went to all the effort of the hearth and brickwork to disguise it’s plain looks.The fire surround is 17th century oak carved,rescued from a stripped pine shop when we first moved in.
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Logburning Stove Project
Our sitting room/lounge was unusable last winter because of the pathetic heat output from the flame effect gas fire. Coupled with the exorbitant cost of gas we decided a solid fuel stove was the way forward. My garden backs onto about 3 acres of woodland/wasteground so wood should not be a problem.
On removing the existing installation I discovered that the recess had been badly hacked around in the past,no lintel,and one side had been removed to accommodate the pipes for a back boiler.
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Blueberries for breakfast
A while ago I mentioned enjoying some extra-large, sweeter-than-usual blueberries with my porage – a new variety the supermarket were calling ”Atlantic Blue”. They’re going to be horribly expensive if the shop in question ever stops selling them at “half-price” – £1.99 for 225g. Personally, I think that’s as much as their market will bear, though M&S might get away with the £3.99.
Anyway, wondering if it was possible to buy a plant, I researched them a bit. No ads for nurseries supplying them came up, but I found out a bit about the variety. It turns out “Atlantic Blue” is the name of the nursery which bred them.
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Dian.
I have left a comment on your post yesterday & another today, plus a ‘test’ comment a minute ago & nothing shows !!
Bizarre, will take another look after I’ve eaten
Here she is Larry !
What a stunner she is too. Grown from seed planted in 2010,this is just one of the buds out of the four on the head stem.
Colour is actually much deeper red than shown here.
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Any clues please
