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This is absolutely right. The Dutch have excellent training courses at Wageningen, but there is no equivalent here. At least one of the good colleges here must start some serious courses on breeding – otherwise, we will not compete with our overseas competitors (particularly the Chinese).

Gaby Hinsliff's blog on leaving the fast lane and become a mum-at-home – well, a bit more than that. Recommended reading, not just for mums at home. Rather close to home, too.

Pot sleeves and flower sleeves for horticulture.

I'm hungry.

Profile of improvement works to Dutch sea defences.

A fine admission. Will they now label the products as "not proven to do anything for you"?

Crappy website without online ordering, but certainly the best place to get Ryobi spares (such as a replacement chain oil filler cap – crappy, flimsy thing has finally snapped – replacement is princely sum of ten pence, plus VAT and delivery). EDIT: take care as the key to some of the exploded parts diagrams is incorrect.

Simply amazing images from the Census of Marine Life. I particularly like the Christmas Tree Worm.

Quite possibly some of the finest (Belgian) beer we've tasted.

Official website.

Excellent on Jools. Real classic blues and R&B.

Excellent on Jools this week.

The original game that Drench is clearly based upon.

I've stayed in a hotel (Soviet era) next to this building. It certainly is massive and I can understand why they might wish to demolish it. And yet, I hope that they don't. It is a part of European history, even if not a particularly glorious part, and it would be a shame to rob future generations of it.

The influence of the Sun on our climate.

With a charge for "foreign vehicles". Hmm.

Our next short break destination.

I rather like this stuff.