Apparently at this time of year I should be experiencing a glut of veg from my ‘harvest’. But for me, it was more of an experimental year at the Smallest Smallholding. The quality of my soil was so poor, I wasn’t sure anything would be able to grow, and so didn’t really plan the seaon [...]
My Mum was always baking when we were children. Suffice to stay, she’s still baking and now so am I. Love it. I love the way it makes the house smell - like ‘good times’. It’s like a kind of therapy, especially the bit where you get to eat your work.
Mum’s latest fad is courgette [...]
I have always been a worrier. In recent years, I’ve learnt to curb the habit of worrying about things that just may not happen.
But yesterday afternoon little Cynthia was not well, and it worried me a lot. I didn’t sleep so well. What had happened was that she withdrew herself and would spend ages sitting [...]
Been eating my onions almost every day for the past week. In soups, chillies, in baguettes with tofu weiners (no, really, they are not as disgusting as they sound) …So no scurvy for me!
They’re seriously tasty though - Rich has made a declaration that they are the best he’s ever tasted. And for [...]
Recent Comments