tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31350719571312686702024-03-05T07:42:27.335+00:00Allotment Heaven'ALLOTMENT HEAVEN' An Allotment blog - a journey in allotmenteering which began in February 2008.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comBlogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-11311621238721911212018-09-08T14:30:00.001+01:002018-09-08T14:31:32.269+01:00Hello ! I haven’t been on this my blog for so long ( gosh it’s been 3 Years ) and today I decided to have a look and read through my old posts. I really loved blogging and writing here but then life got busy and I’d also given up my allotment so there wasn’t much to blog about growing vegetables.<br />
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However my garden has grown and changed over the past few years and I do have lots of other things going on such as crafts, upcycling, and cooking so I’m thinking of perhaps combining all these things and re-jigging my blog to accommodate these and maybe even a new layout and perhaps a new title. So watch this space ! and I will be back 😀<br />
Have a lovely weekend everyone<br />
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Maureen xxxxMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-89947870652182014512015-05-15T14:08:00.000+01:002015-05-15T14:08:14.884+01:00My little allotment in my garden Hi everyone !<br />
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Well I'm sort of back blogging again, but this time my allotment is some lovely raised boxes in my garden. The spinach is growing fast and I've had my first picking of baby spinach leaves, the rocket is up and growing fast as a rocket should ! Beetroot up, carrots just peeping through and mixed salad leaves almost ready for a first pick.<br />
I've planted my purple french beans in a container as I will do with my courgette plant I've grown from seed. Lots of herbs and loads of strawberries. So what with tomatoes I'm very happy with my very small allotment. 😃<br />
Here's some photo's I've just taken and as it's been raining here hard all day everything looks so fresh.<br />
I've lots of flowers seeds growing too as I like to have plenty to cut for the house. That is probably the only thing I'll miss about my big allotment, the cutting bed was amazing and it didn't rob my garden of anything when I cut from there. Oh well can't have everything ! And I have to say I don't miss the weeding and work on the allotment.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-79724886643563706902015-01-27T15:07:00.001+00:002015-01-27T15:07:09.446+00:00I've given up my allotment 😩First of all I'd like to wish everyone a belated Happy New Year.<br />
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Secondly Id like to tell you that I've given up my allotment after almost eight years. It was a long time coming as I was getting less time to work on it and it was becoming very neglected and full of bindweed which drove me insane. So it had to go ! I have to say that looking through this blog I'm going to miss it ! But my plan is to put some small raised beds in the garden at home and also grow my french beans in amongst the flowers.<br />
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As long as I have french beans, courgettes, salad leaves and spinach I will be more than satisfied.<br />
Also my dear friend Frances still has her allotment which is opposite where mine was, so I will be sharing some of her goodies. I also grow blueberries, strawberries and all my herbs in the garden already so it won't be too bad. It's been a relief not to have to go and weed there. I think when something becomes a chore and not enjoyable it's time to admit defeat and give it up.<br />
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I've been Upcycling and shabby chic -ing furniture and selling it in my friends vintage shop for some time now plus working in the Shop a day a week, so my time doing that has left me little time to work the allotment. I will still keep the blog going and let you know how growing veg in the garden pans out.<br />
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All the best<br />
M xxxMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-66201273985122135252014-09-14T01:14:00.001+01:002014-09-14T01:17:01.034+01:00A bucketful of blooms I can't believe how the flowers keep on giving! Its amazing and I'm also giving away to neighbours as well.<br />
I shall miss them when the season is gone and the garden no longer has these beauties around.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-84454575060931659282014-09-11T18:55:00.004+01:002014-09-11T18:55:55.574+01:00Sarah Raven's Cutting garden Journal - a book reviewI was recently sent this beautiful book to review. I'm ashamed to say I haven't had the time to review and post so here it is.<br />
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First I'd like to say that its a lovely size, covers many different flowers and there is plenty of space to add your own growing successes (hopefully) it's always good to make notes of good and bad experiences with anything we grow. Personally I LOVE growing my own flowers and my garden at home is full to the brim of cutting flowers and for the last couple of years I've actually devoted a huge area of the allotment for cutting beds as well. So this book is truly a bonus.<br />
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Here are some photos from the book. I love it that each months start pages have a different colour and dainty pattern, it's such a pretty book. There are lots of planning ideas and help with putting flowers together to make a beautiful posy of a bouquet plus which vase to choose to display your proudly grown blooms. Who needs the florist shop when you can grow your own for the price of a packet of seeds.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-54129944120263181332014-09-11T17:58:00.001+01:002014-09-11T18:09:02.647+01:00It's lovely to make your own from home grownMmmm I just made three batches of Italian, tomato and Basil sauce, all made with homegrown tomatoes, onions, and Basil plus Italian herbs and a good red wine. All ready for the freezer for when I need a quick base to an Italian dish. Just the jam to make now as I've frozen bags of blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. <br />
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Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-48026034709040654002014-09-09T17:46:00.001+01:002014-09-09T17:46:33.998+01:00Why growing your own flowers is amazing I have always tried to grow flowers in the garden that I can cut for the house ! But this year I also made a cutting bed especially for that purpose. Its been amazing having virtually free cut flowers all through the house. I say virtually because of course there is the seeds, compost, feed then manure for the beds, so there is a cost involved, but nothing like the cost it would be to buy flowers in abundance from the florist or market. I have been sent a lovely book to review written by Sarah Raven called 'Cutting garden journal' I will share it in a post soon as I have to read, digest, take photos for you and then give my personal review. In the meantime here is a couple of photos of bouquets I've picked for the house today.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-42747331898828632002014-09-01T22:54:00.001+01:002014-09-01T22:54:41.550+01:00Could this be carrot love ? My carrots this year have been the oddest shapes ! Still delicious but so weird. I put it down to the fact that I had to move them from one overcrowded bed to another larger bed. I've never done that before and I don't think they liked being moved. However when I dug these up I had such a laugh as they were hugging each other ! Could this be carrot love ?<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">As I said they came in all sorts of weird shapes and these two looked even funnier when parted. My grandchildren thought they were hilarious.</span></div>
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-61578404397385732592014-08-30T23:40:00.000+01:002014-08-30T23:40:10.080+01:00What is wrong with blogger ?? It's driving me crazy!!I don't know if its because I'm working on my iPad but its driving me nuts trying to edit my last post.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-49718788673398546672014-08-30T23:30:00.001+01:002014-09-06T23:43:14.358+01:00This year has been a good year for Zinnias<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The cutting bed I planted on the allotment looks so amazing and all grown from seed so I'm looking forward to some lovely flowers this year. I'm going to cut some for my brothers funeral and take a posy for him tomorrow.<br />
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My cut and come again mixed salad leaves, can't wait to start cutting these !<br />
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Herbs mostly from last year and probably needing to be re-potted with fresh compost I only hope I don't find any vine weevils ! The bane of my gardening life !!<br />
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Many thanks ! I'm off to do more digging now :(. Three and a half hours yesterday left me with aching muscles that I didn't know I had. It was worth it though as my fruit bed is looking better. It was so full of weeds. I also thinned out the dastardly raspberries which are so invasive.<br />
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WARNING to anyone new to GYO don't put raspberry canes anywhere where you don't want them to spread into other beds as they will ! and with a vengeance . I know they are easy to pull up if spotted but they are a pain .<br />
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M xxxMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-47381683082100984962014-04-26T01:04:00.000+01:002014-04-26T01:04:13.700+01:00I think I need a new layout for this blog !Its late ! I should be thinking about going to bed, but instead here I am thinking about changing my blog layout. I'm tired of the way it looks and would like to simplify it , change the text, and I'm a bit frustrated with using my iPad to write the posts. As much as I love the iPad I have to admit that my laptop is better for the job. So on Monday I'm going to use the laptop and try some different layouts.<br />
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If like myself you are planning or already have a cut flower patch on your allotment or in the garden this book is great ! It has a wealth of advice and marvellous photo's to inspire and encourage you.<br />
Last year I grew dahlias, Zinnias, cosmos and sweet Williams. I had cut flowers for the house all summer and into autumn with thenZinnias and Dahlias. This year I want to plan it better and have a larger variety which includes foliage as a backdrop to my displays. I'm really looking forward to following the advice in the book.<br />
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Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-75085676450199535802014-04-25T00:09:00.000+01:002014-04-25T00:18:19.787+01:00A New season on plot 30 Isn't it great when the seeds start popping out of the compost ? My broad beans, courgettes, butternut squash, and numerous flower and herb seeds are all doing well and its so exciting to be starting this year after such terrible weather. The bitter cold and rain has put most of us behind this year, but its amazing how things catch up with a few sunny days.<br />
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By the way don't forget to visit Victoriana Nurseries for all your gardening needs. I've just had a look at the website and it's all looking good. There is a link on the side of this page which takes you straight there. I've had several plants over the years I've had my allotment, and they have all done well, especially my thornless Tayberry ! It's been amazing even through my move from plot 19 to plot 30 last year. I had a sneaky look at how the new plot owner was getting on, and I must have left a bit of root from the Tayberry in the ground over at plot 19 ! as he has a nice plant growing in the same place and it's looking very healthy.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-47064608108862311982014-02-17T11:47:00.000+00:002014-02-17T11:47:08.469+00:00A long overdue book review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been meaning to review this Allotment book since the end of last year ! And feel bad that I haven't. But today I made it priority. <br />
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If you already have an Allotment, or are considering taking one on ! This is a brilliant book. Its I formative , funny and laid back rather than being formal and sometimes formal is boring.<br />
Ok some bits are a bit OTT such as 'Camp on your plot ' a definite no go if its local council owned, but funny and interesting never the less.<br />
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There is an introduction by my favourite gardener Alys Fowler and in her words : Don't leave this book at home: its one to to sit in the allotment shed and jot notes in, and there are plenty of pages to do just that.<br />
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I know I'm reviewing it, but I can honestly say its worth buying a copy and I'm glad I have one. Don't take my word for it ! Have a look at a copy and I'm sure you will agree its very different to the usual Allotment books.<br />
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I would add shop around as the price differs in each shop, garden centre, and online.<br />
If you do buy a copy I'd love to know what you think.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-81934300304517501422013-09-24T22:28:00.001+01:002013-09-24T22:30:49.706+01:00A new start with my blogAfter neglecting my blog for such a long time due to other commitments I've decided to put aside some time each week to catch up on my own and other blogs that I used to visit.<br />
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I always enjoyed and was encouraged by other peoples blogs, and it kept me interested in growing and blogging.<br />
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So here we are a new start and hopefully a continued one !<br />
All the troubles on the plot seem to have settled down and I avoid our Hitler warden as much as I can. In fact I haven't been as keen this year on being there. I've just done the essentials. I have been very busy buying second hand furniture and Upcycling and shabbying and generally producing some amazing pieces from old thrown out or sold junk ! Great fun, and a good source of extra income from what started as a hobby.<br />
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So from next year I have to plan my new plot better and get a grip on the bind weed that has smothered my gooseberries, black currents and raspberries. I worked the fruit bed for over a week when I first moved over to plot 30, and had buckets of bindweed, but it's all back and driving me crazy ! Funny enough I didn't have hardly any on plot 19 ! Just the odd bit here and there.<br />
How do you allotment and vegetable gardeners deal with this terrible scourge ? ?? I'd love some tips to get rid of it,<br />
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I have had some good harvests even though its been a funny sort of year. Below are some photo's I've taken .<br />
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I hope you are all sowing, growing, harvesting and enjoying your plots .<br />
Here are a couple of photos of the many squashes I've grown. Probably the best year for a while for these.<br />
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I've had lots of tomatoes this year, all grown in the garden as I sold my greenhouse on the allotment as I find its a tie. In the summer months I was having to go up and water twice a day. It was the best decision I made as I've had just as many from the garden and also my chillies were fine in a little mini plastic greenhouse in the garden.<br />
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I've just applied the new upgrade to my iPad and there are some changes I don't like, one being on this blog I can't see the whole page and its making it very difficult. And I can't seem to get a preview, which is annoying.<br />
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I have been very lucky to have been sent a brilliant new cookbook to review on this blog, but because I've been so busy I haven't had time to do it, so I'll leave it for another day as is like to try some of the vegetable recipes .<br />
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M xxMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-18516934839320974292013-07-27T15:15:00.001+01:002013-07-27T15:15:15.637+01:00Hi I'm back !!!!Well its been a while and the last post was a bit of a moan! It has kind of sorted as the council listened to what I had to say and asked if I wanted to take it further to the commitee. I decided not to and we agreed to wait and see if anything more happened ! So far so good. The warden has stayed Way from me and I him so I have been enjoying my allotment once again.<br />
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I have done a lot in the few months since moving plots and have a fair bit growing. There are more courgettes than I can shake a stick at !!!! And all the bean varieties are coming at once.<br />
Usually the broad beans finish, then I have the runner beans and then the lovely French beans.<br />
But this year all are coming at the same time and I have given loads away.<br />
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My previous plot although steep and hard to manage had its good bits which I now realise. The first being I hardly had any bind weed and the pidgeons never ate my red gooseberries. But here on<br />
plot 30 bind weed is rampant everywhere and lots of other weeds I hadn't seen on plot 19 (previous plot) and the pidgeons have stripped my gooseberries here on plot 30 ! Damn ! I love the red gooseberries, I will cover them next year. Everyone this side of the allotment cover theirs and I wondered why ! The red currents also got eaten by the birds. I just had a few clusters left, another one to cover next year.<br />
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I hope you are all having great harvests and enjoying the weather. I can't honestly say I am as I don't function well in the heat ! Its nice to see the sun and lovely blue skies, but feeling like someone has put me in the oven just doesn't appeal to me.<br />
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I wanted to post some photos but can't seem to get to my photos on the photo stream on my iPad, so need to do it from the laptop<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-22869849787942971862013-04-25T23:48:00.001+01:002013-04-26T02:09:32.841+01:00Finally over to plot 30 And goodbye to plot 19 , it was a hard slog working on that sloping plot, but boy was it hard work moving my entire plot to another ! But its finally over.<br />
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It's going to take a few months to get plot 30 in order and I'm digging for England at the moment. Yesterday I dug up a bucket full of thick and long pieces of bindweed roots just from one small area.<br />
I know you can never truly be rid of this horrid weed, but you just have to try and conquer it or takes over everything<br />
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I have to accept that due to the move and the adverse weather I am going to be way behind, but I have made a start. This week I planted in a raised bed what should have been three rows of carrots . It was so windy that most of the seeds got blown out of my hand so I ended up with enough for only one row ! Also planted two different types of spinach.<br />
In a mini greenhouse in my garden at home I have also made a start and got lots of French beans ( Blue lake and Fasold) started in the root runners. Turks Head pumpkin, tomatoes (money maker and gardeners delight) and some hot chillies. So a start has been made !<br />
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It all like a refugee camp at present, but give me a couple of months and it will look gorgeous ! Watch this space !<br />
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A lot of planning and tidying to do yet, but i'll get there. I'm so looking forward to getting it all up to standard.<br />
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Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-59534009683178987032013-03-20T17:55:00.001+00:002013-04-26T00:02:43.170+01:00Just an updateI am moving plots on the allotment! Mine is such a terrible shape to work and very sloping, so I have been given permission by the council to move to a flat plot which is just a big oblong area ! Yeah no more having to tackle little bits of ground here and there.<br />
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Although my plot 19 had character and was different to any other plot I can't wait to get plot 30 into shape. It was my daughter and her partners plot for a couple of years and they worked hard on it until their jobs gave them too little time to work it. So they gave it up this month. I will make sure they get lots of lovely veg from me though.<br />
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We have already got a start as I only have a few weeks to move everything off my old plot.<br />
I have moved the Tayberry and my lavenders, They will look very nice along the edge of my new fruit bed. Next to move is the fruit trees and black current and the red gooseberry .<br />
I only hope they all survive.<br />
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I will post photos as soon as it all looks better and the shed and greenhouse has been moved over.<br />
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-81444099528711142272013-01-28T14:56:00.001+00:002013-01-28T14:56:03.717+00:00Uploading Yes ! but far too slow ! why can't it be like before<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just thought I'd try uploading today, it's not the same is it? it's taking ages to upload just one photo. Blogger isn't very good anymore. just going to try and upload to my Craft blog now as that wasn't working at all the last time I tried. Soo frustrating.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-16243545780160124562013-01-23T02:16:00.002+00:002013-01-23T02:17:44.655+00:00Yeah ! WE can upload again ! well done blogger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-15670728739529146862013-01-17T18:48:00.003+00:002013-01-17T18:48:43.999+00:00At last i've found out there is a real problem with bloggerSo it's not just me then Hurrah ! here is a link to a debate about it if anyone else is having the same problem.<br />
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<a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/blogger/l-3-iFv_7Ck">https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/blogger/l-3-iFv_7Ck</a>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-53283592864784135672013-01-17T18:16:00.000+00:002013-01-17T18:16:10.188+00:00Help ! why can't I upload photo's from my PC anymoreDoes anyone else have this problem or is it me ? for the last 5 years I have always uploaded my photo's to this blog from my PC. When I clicked on insert image in the toolbar, there was always an option saying browse ! it's not there now ! does anyone know why ? <br />
I don't want to use Picassa on the web, an IRL, or upload from this blog ! my only options in the box ! So can anyone shed some light on my problem PLEASE !<br />
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