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| Fainted. Thump. Onto the floor. Like a felled Redwood. Actually given my height like a felled dwarf conifer. |
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| Hugely disappointed that David Attenborough won't actually be in studio later but down the line. Mind you I may have fainted. |
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| Typically a Tawny Owl will live 4 years, but the oldest known British bird reached twenty-one years, five months & thirteen days |
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| A treat to share a studio with . He's always smiling and exudes calm. A great addition to our lovely Weather team. |
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| Hoof to Hoof Hansom Cabs, Chris, It was probably a smelly nightmare : ) |
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| One for London commuters - the Blackwall Tunnel was opened on this day in 1897. It was the longest underwater tunnel in the world. |
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| Yes, he certainly did. Which bodes well I feel for a man who may be dangling off a gantry thousands of feet above earth : ) |
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| Early night. Up before the dawn chorus. |
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| ps. won the bet that I couldn't get the word didgeridoo into my press conference ;) |
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| Had no idea he had arthritis until heard him in a very good interview on You & Yours last week. His gardens are wonderful. |
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| Some thoughts on Eddie Braben's writing: |
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| Me too. It got a 5 star review in today's Standard. Douglas is amazing apparently. |
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| Thank you. I did read the bulb packet but it was in one eye and out the other. Shall definitely plant more next year. |
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| There's a picture in tonight's Standard of one of them hurling himself into the Billabong in his pants : ) |
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| And then they'll grow back next year? Do the seeds make new ones? I am such a hit and miss gardener : ) |
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| Oh gorgeous. Shall leave them to their own devices : ) |
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| Do they just flower once and that's it for the year? |
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| I know. I have 2 "aliens" out now and about 4 others in their 'John Hurt tummy pre burst' phase. First time I've grown them. |
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