So have you started off the year with all sorts of good intentions – less alcohol and cake, more fruit ,veg and exercise? New hobbies taken up; old habits dropped? I ought to be determined to blog more regularly and I will try. I have to admit I rarely make resolutions but January is a good time [...]
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Stepping into January
Posted in family time, food for the soul, monthly jobs, pudding club, Uncategorized, tagged January, Janus, St Clement's cakes on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Apple chutney and Tea with the Bennets.
Posted in out and about, pantry, Uncategorized, tagged Apple Chutney, Lacock, Pride and Prejudice on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well it took a bit longer than two weeks but I have cracked my addiction to Twitter and made progress on my pet projects as well as picked up a few more. I’ve decided that I have to live with the part of me which fills every space with ‘stuff’. I’m just not meant to [...]
Bonkers for conkers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged conkers on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I live with a family of squirrels. It’s hard work getting any of them to ruthlessly sort and recycle. And so at this time of year we are usually sinking under a pile of horse chestnuts. It started me thinking about the uses for conkers, other than the knuckle bashing delights of the game.We’ve been [...]
Here come the girls!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged keeping hens in your garden on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At last we’ve moved from organic gardeners to smallholders here on the plot. Our four girls are now settling into their new home and laying well. So far, so good.. Keeping hens in our garden is a far cry from my own childhood experiences where our flock was entirely free range in a nearby field. This [...]
