The Taliban Diet! & A story of slugs and the crane fly in our "Micro Climate"

This is a must read story,  Really!  Here's a bloke called Pierre Borghi who is kidnapped in Kabul by the Taliban. He lives to tell the tale after 4 months and 25lbs lighter by being on the "Taliban Diet!"  which helps him escape because by the time he's lost the weight he can take off his shackles!

What a fighter!

"Its time to pull up the draw bridge", I said to Sally, a strange statement but she immediately agreed!   We had visited her "Big sister" a couple of weeks ago who has an enclosed garden and it just seemed so peaceful so we hatched a plan!  Living in a terrace its a cheek by jowl existence and generally you rub along quite nicely.  Sometimes though its nice to "have your own space" and that's what we are intending by fencing off our garden.
We will be doing the west side first then the north side and sit back and think about the south side.  It'll restrict our view of the garden from the house but there are plans afoot down at that end as well!  I may even have to re-sight the garden view cam and even add a new one looking back down to the house!!

This is a creepy story about a bunch of scientists in Japan who have Cloned a mouse from a single drop of blood  I'm sure there's a good reason for doing it but its a bit beyond me!!

I see Mark Webber is quitting Formula 1 Hes moving to "Sports Cars" and joining a Porsche team which was always part of his "Personal Plan"  There will however be plenty of pundits trying to pin his angst with Sebastian Vettel on the move I'm sure !!!!

Go for it!

We were logging the other day and just about to park Boris up near our work area and a crane fly (daddy long legs) flew into the vehicle.  We were surprised at this because we don't normally see them until well into the back end of summer in UK.  I then picked up on this story in the Mail that says the The spring chill keeps the slugs at bay   It mentions that the crane fly is in evidence but claims as the title suggests that "the unseasonal cold snaps have kept the slugs at bay"  I would suggest looking at our Lakeland slate path up the garden populated by an army of slugs that we must have had a bit of a, "micro climate" They have been despatched to the wild patch! No doubt they will be trekking west soon to return!!

Busy day, no doubt, at the "Salt Mine " tomorrow more challenges and opportunities!  more of the former than the latter Imagine.

Enjoy the day  

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