wil
Clearing the weeds
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Post by wil on Jul 31, 2021 14:20:24 GMT
FOLLOWING FROM THE BLIGHT ISSUE.DID YOU KNOW: BLIGHT IN P0TATOES FIRST APPEARED IN EUROPE IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY. PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS ONLY KNOWN IN EUROPE.
CONTARY TO POPULAR BELIEF THE POTATOE WAS NOT INTRODUCED TO THIS COUNTRY BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH HE INTRODUCED IT TO IRELAND IN 1589 HE HAD THEM PLANTED ON HIS FORTY THOUSAND ACRE ESTATE. THE MAN THAT ITRODUCED THEM TO THIS COUNTRY WAS SIR THOMAS HERBERT
THE INCA INDIANS WERE THE FIRST TO CULTIVATE THE POTATOE ROUND ABOUT 8000 B.C THE SPANISH CONQUERED PERU LIKED THE TASTE AND TOOK IT BACK TO EUROPE.
THE POTATOE WAS BANNED IN FRANCE FROM 1748 TO 1772. THE FRENCH PARLIMENT FORBADE CULTIVATION AS IT WAS CONSIDERED POISINOUS IT WAS ALSO CLAIMED IT CAUSED LEPROSY.
MARIE ANTOINNETTE PINNED THE FLOWER TO HER HAIR FOR LUCK. SHE HAD SOME IN HER HAIR WHEN SHE HAD HER HEAD PARED FROM HER BODY
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wil
Clearing the weeds
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Post by wil on Jul 31, 2021 14:26:13 GMT
PS FIRST CHAPTER SHOULD ONLY KNOWN IN MEXIO
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wil
Clearing the weeds
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Post by wil on Aug 29, 2021 14:35:08 GMT
Many years ago there was once a Canadian who had a plot about halfway up the America lane site on the right hand side. He revelled in the name o f Back Ache Bill. He got the name because although he turned up nearly every Saturday he did not do any work on his plot he brought his guitar with him and spent most of the day playing it. He called Saturday his back ache day. Sometimes he was joined by one of his young children who played the trumpet, not very well. One Saturday afternoon Bill was strumming his Guitar when his daughter turned up trumpet in hand There was the usual chatter that always occured when they met I had the plot right opposite Bill then. What did come forth was that Bill started to play and then this most beautiful voice started to sing HOW GREAT THOU ART. It was one wonderful moment and a wonderful memory I have heard it sung many times since but never as moving as it was that Saturday afternoon
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David
Clearing the weeds
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Allotment site: America Lane
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Post by David on Aug 29, 2021 18:08:58 GMT
its the little memories like that make it all worth while
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