Lucy on June 10th, 2008

Let’s say things have been a bit…..tight around here. Of course it’s rude to talk about money (apparently), but a couple of unpaid invoices, a backlog of work thanks to my back episode last week, and a few other factors have meant that Rich and I are…well…a bit broke.
I would love to wholeheartedly blame oil [...]

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Lucy on June 6th, 2008

If you get your hands on a copy of this month’s (July 2008 edition) Home Farmer magazine, on page 14 you’ll see my mug (and Yoko the chicken) staring back at you. Scary!!!!
Home Farmer is a brilliant magazine - it’s relatively new and at the moment is only available in independent newsagents by request, or [...]

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Lucy on June 4th, 2008

These little blighters keep popping up all over the Smallest Smallholding. They appear literally overnight in small clusters, peeping up through the grass. It seems that two days of non-stop rain coupled with the relative humidity have given them the perfect conditions to thrive.
Whilst I don’t really object to having them about the place, I [...]

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Lucy on June 2nd, 2008

Two vegetable garden assistants letting me do all the work.

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