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Sparkly

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Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« on: November 10, 2007, 20:05:56 »
Any tips? I am not thinking about expensive gifts, possibly up to £20-30. I am looking for a few stocking fillers for my OH. We will be coming up to our second season on the allotment so are relatively new. We have quite a few books already.

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2007, 20:22:30 »
wot about a glass wiv a allotment theme http://www.perfect-pressies.co.uk/ . My oh website

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2007, 20:38:57 »
What about The Allotment Book by Andi Clevely?




Every allotment holder should have a copy.

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2007, 22:15:11 »
And if you order 6 months of 'Grow your own' magazine (which I love also), you get a copy of Andi Clevelys book throw in. I am going to get it for a friend

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2007, 08:06:22 »
ladybird house, lacewing house, bee house, we did this last year, nematode voucher, fancy wellies, depending on the person, one of them kneelers you can turn over to make a seat, I asked for all of these, my son thought I was making some of them up  ;D

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2007, 10:38:08 »
Remember these allotment  journals/ diaries? I've noticed a few creeping onto eBay recently, would make a good pressie!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ALLOTMENT-JOURNAL-VEGETABLE-GARDENING-NOTEBOOK-BOOK_W0QQitemZ170167657018QQihZ007QQcategoryZ274QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If it's not pouring with rain, I'm either in the garden or at the lottie! Probably still there in the rain as well TBH....🥴

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2007, 13:03:39 »
Might take out one myself Gwynleg...
How about the Grow Your own DVD ABOUT £12... Play.com is the cheapest I have seen it.
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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2007, 14:52:17 »
What about a portable gas stove (seen very cheap in Wilco's) and a small camping kettle ? Reckon you'd have enough change out of £20 to by some tea, hot choc, coffee and a packet of biscuits ;D
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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2007, 17:30:26 »
I'm asking for one of those kettles (Kelly Kettle?) in which you light a fire of paper and sticks in the middle, and the water boils very quickly in a double skin round the fire. If you know what this is, you'll recognise it, but if you don't (I only found out recently) I suppose it sounds strange. About £40, sadly.

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2007, 19:47:38 »
Volcano kettle. It's a really useful device, but it is expensive.

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2007, 19:53:10 »
I've just been on Amazon, and there are a couple of 5 year gardening journals which look ok.  Just means that you have to find a different pressie for the next 4 years!  Doh!
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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2007, 06:15:10 »
Get him some of these, then  the yobboos will think he is a hard nut and will not trash his allotment.

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/dress-up/make-up/fx/tattoos/sleeves/vintage.html

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Re: Xmas presents for a lottie enthusiast?
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2007, 23:29:43 »
What about the hand warmers that you keep in your pocket. Winter coming and all that. You can get them from here:

http://www.totally-funky.co.uk/pages/funky/metacatView.asp?ID=1

Or any of their other daft stuff. Some fun stuff.
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