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<p>I've been a fan of Crosby, Stills and Nash since I was at college over 50 years ago. Jane and I went to see them in Birmingham ten years ago and when the opportunity arose to see Graham Nash on tour I immediately booked a couple of tickets.</p>
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<p>Helene and I stayed over in Nottingham with dinner at <a href="https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/restaurants/nottingham/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/restaurants/nottingham/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mowgli</a> before the concert.</p>
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<p>It was an excellent gig and the band managed to recreate the harmonies of CS&amp;N beautifully. Plenty of nostalgia for the old songs and some new tracks from his latest solo album.</p>
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<p>On the way back from Nottingham we stopped at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/the-workhouse-and-infirmary" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/the-workhouse-and-infirmary" target="_blank">Workhouse in Southwell</a>. We had managed to wangle a couple of free National Trust tickets for entry so it was a cheap visit. Brunch in the café before a guided tour of the outside of the building followed by a wander around the different settings within the infirmary and workhouse itself. The building was used to house homeless families in its later history.</p>
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<p>There was so much to see we were there for over 4 hours and had an enlightening visit.</p>
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<p>At long last the Alicante tomatoes have started to ripen and like a lot of things in the garden I now have a glut of them.</p>
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<p>To use some of them up before they go rotten I've made a tomato and basil soup and put bags of it into the freezer, ready for the winter months.</p>
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<p>This patch of the garden by the side of the garage had become a dumping ground for bits of wood, including old fence posts. It was overgrown with ivy so for the past couple of weeks I've been clearing it, shredding all the twigs I had dumped there and taking the rotten wood to the tip.</p>
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<p>A little bit more work and I shall get landscapers to turf the area to match the grass that runs alongside the drive.</p>
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<p>It has only taken me ten years to reach this point but I suppose a garden is never finished.</p>
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