Handsworth's rain swept, the garden's damp, flowers downcast, fish not feeding, and down the soggy end of our garden lies our compost bin - working and warm. We argue about including orange skins. "The worms don't like the acid in citrus fruits" "Let's just see how it goes." Το λεξικό δεν βρήκε καμία λέξη - so I wonder what is the Greek word for 'compost'. Is it λίπασμα? Looking for it led me to a nice funny Greenpeace clip:
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Email from a friend about a paper on political skills that Kim and I wrote in the 1980s:
Noticed that your model is featured in People Alchemy this week - 'Owl, Fox, Donkey, Sheep: Political Skills for Managers' Management Education & Development, Vol 18 (1)
You are right about the translation, though the word, λίπασμα is used generically to mean fertiliser of any sort.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, there is the Greek word κομπόστα but that is used for the traditional fruit preserves served with coffee.
I take it you mean something like our neighbours will offer - a tasty quince sweetmeat, kidoni (κυδώνι) gliko, or figs sweetened and mulled in ouzo. Thanks, teacher dude, for helping us avoid a future faux pas
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