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Day 109: 30-Oct
New word to me: 'deleterious' = harmful, injurious, hurtful.
Day 110: 31-Oct
Latin name for the horse chestnut tree = Aesculus hippocastanum
Day 111: 1-Nov
Received my Toilet Twinning certificate
Day 112: 2-Nov
Learned (on Put Your Money where Your mouth is programme) that the Chrysanthemum is the national flower of Japan (the crest and seal of the Emperor).
Day 113: 3-Nov
Plant 'Red Valerian' (Centranthus ruber) a common plant whose name I keep forgetting! This plant may be annuals or perennials - a woody based perennial, grey-green leaves, dense clusters of crimson, pink or white - slightly fragrant
flowers.
Day 114: 4-Nov
Watched a programme about soil - fascinating insights and some techniques to protect soil & prevent water run-off.
Day 115: Black spots on Sycamore tree leaves (tar spot - Rhytisma acerinum) - essentially a harmless virus.
Day 116: Came across a new word to me: Aphorism = a terse saying embodying a general truth, or maxim.
Day 117: Plant Nicandra physalodes - common name is the shoo-fly plant.
Day 118: The RHS was founded in 1804.
Day 119: Read a brief description about the future version of MS Windows operating system (Windows 10).
Day 120: The plant Buxus (Box) suffers from Box Blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola). Symptoms are dark brown leaf spots, black streaks on stems & severe leaf loss.
Day 121: The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics - awarded for the invention of the blue light emitting diode; Red leds were invented in the early 1960s.
Day 122: The word 'mercurial' - in the context of gardening conditions; unpredictable.
Day 123: Amethyst; a violet coloured variety of quartz; semiprecious, birthstone for February.
Day 124: Flyer through the door advertising 'Ear Candling' - new one on me; suggest you might want to read this first at Quackwatch
Day 125: Leeds Castle in Kent; a castle has been on site since 1119.
Day 126: Found out today that Dr Myles Munroe, an inspirational Christian teacher & leader of the Bahamas Faith Ministries International, died in an aircraft crash (9-Nov-2014)
Day 127: Sourced an electronic component (a thermal fuse) to repair the blower fan in my van, cost was £1.29. Recent garage bill previously to source & replace previously was £63.19 inc labour!
Day 128: Building technique known as 'Jettying' introduced in C14/15th - used in medieval timber-frame buildings where an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below. Stokesay Castle is a good example
