No Fireworks Tonight, Darling

30 October 2012 - Joanna Hazelton
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No, it can’t be. Not that time of year again already. It only feels like yesterday I was frolicking through fields picking buttercups….
But there really is no escaping it now and I have to face the fact that the clocks go back soon. Although an extra hour in bed in the morning will be welcome. Ah, yes, we have kids, that’s not going to happen.
Then before we know it, we’ll be carving pumpkins, trick or treating, toasting (or is it burning?) marshmallows on the bonfire, scorching fingers on sparklers and attempting to keep our fireworks vertical and from not flying horizontally through our fence into the neighbours’ garden (my husband has been banned from lighting a firework ever again!).
Then before we know it, we’ll be carving pumpkins, trick or treating, toasting (or is it burning?) marshmallows on the bonfire, scorching fingers on sparklers and attempting to keep our fireworks vertical and from not flying horizontally through our fence into the neighbours’ garden (my husband has been banned from lighting a firework ever again!).

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Patio Heaters – Autumn Alfresco Guide

4 September 2009 - Jack Gardener
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Many of us wish to spend more time in the garden than the weather will allow! Patio heaters now allow us all to enjoy our gardens all year round. During the summer, an evening of alfresco dining can be continued long after the sun has gone down and in the colder months  a comforting cup […]

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