The television will not be revolutionised

Way back at the start of the year, the I Knit London heroes took on the combined brain might of the Eggheads. Click here and move down to the 2nd item if you want to read the small piece from February


Now, you too can enjoy the titanic struggle that ensued. That's right, the televisual event of the year is happening on Friday August 31, 6pm, BBC 2. Be there, or be C J De Mooi.



Laugh! at Dermot's clumsy knitting-based puns!



Gasp! at my heavily made-up face!



Be awed! by the knitting/general knowledge prowess on display!


If you look closely you might even see me winking flirtatiously at Judith Keppel.

How we used to live

You know that room in the home or workplace where you get drinks or prepare food? Chances are it will have a kettle in there, a sink, cutlery...perhaps even a microwave.

Didn't we used to call this room a 'kitchen'?

No, where I work it's a 'Tea Station'. I expect it's the same at NASA.

Reminds me a bit of when I did some work on the lights at the Johnson & Johnson plant in Hull (happy times!). We were required in the 'Wound Management Laboratory' which sounds pretty exciting right? It was where they made sticking plasters.

I fear that I'm spending too much time listening to Terry Wogan in the morning and becoming a TOG.

Tombola's photo album: the nation gives its verdict

While it may not look like it, I do occasionally spend time outside of the garden. A couple of weeks ago I paid a visit to Lambeth Country Fair. It was an impressive event: live music, some of the biggest bouncy castles I've ever seen, a dog show, small children on motorbikes jumping over cars

and through flaming hoops:

We particularly liked the assistant on standby with the fire blanket. I spent the rest of day singing the Junior Kickstart theme.

and.....as if all of that was not enough, I bumped into a legend. He actually said 'Lovely jubbly' as the photo was being taken. Brilliant.

It was a very hot day and he must have been baking under all of that leather and gold. Responses to this picture can be placed into two categories:

1.

Something along the lines of "Who is he?", or, "He looks like an alcoholic Tommy Lee Jones".

2.

"That is the most awesome thing I have ever seen"

"I hate you. Where was that?"

"That is possibly the funniest pic I have ever seen! Brilliant."

"Amazing work"

"You lucky git! We have a signed photo of Wolfie, but it's not the same."

The Constant Gardener

Surprised that I haven't used that one before. Hello, hello, it's good to be back etc.

May as well pick up where I left off, and give a garden update. Especially as Gaz enjoys them so much. When I left for my hols a couple of weeks ago, my sunflowers appeared to have all peaked, some distance short of the 2m mark. "Russian Giants" my arse. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to return to find that the Velvet Queen donated by Moon was making a late bid for victory. It was 180cm at the last check and is now the King of our garden. Better still, it has about a dozen flowers on it.

The title appears to be between Ak and Munch now, but until either of them displays any evidence that they have 2m+ flowers, and are not just growing bamboo, I declare myself the winner.