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Ditch the lawn mower

Some may say this is simply because I'm bone idle but having a lawn is just a waste of space, time and energy.

26/04/ 2009 chamomile planted

I couldn't decide whether to go for a chamomile or clover lawn so did both.

Chamomile smells great when you walk on it and clover is pretty good at getting nitrogen back in the soil.

Neither need cutting :-)

26/08/2009 clover is winning the battle

Ditch the lawn mower

Some may say this is simply because I'm bone idle but having a lawn is just a waste of space, time and energy.

Val Thorens movies
Sorry these aren't edited - a combination of not enough computer power, rubbish software and lack of time has got in the way of me doing much. Still, in 20 years time 4 people might enjoy watching them...
Val Thorens 2011
with Sue, Graham and Gez
Day 7 : 23/12/2011
A scorching last day.
Day 6 : 22/12/2011
We saw the Sun
Day 5 : 21/12/2011
Today it was mainly snowing.
Day 4 : 20/12/2011
Powder day
3 Valleys 2011 (with Sue, Graham and Gez)
The 2009 trip to the 1st Valley wasn't quite long enough to ski all the piste so we are going back again, this time stopping in the 3rd Valley of Val Thorens. Sue and Graham also took a trip to Meribel (the 2nd Valley) last year and enjoyed it so much they wanted another go. For the first time we are going before Christmas so we are hoping the height(1850m - 3220m) will give us a good chance of snow.
Les Arcs: The Movies
Sadly James' computer wasn't up to processing the hefty files that Gez's camera produces. We'll do better next time (and hopefully point the camera in a better direction!) but here's what we managed to shoot this year.
Les Arcs 2011
Skiing with Maria and Gez
Day 3 : 19/12/2011
Still snowing