Lucy on March 29th, 2009

I often like to indulge in a certain amount of escapism during my waking hours. It might be just going off into a daydream, playing some of my favourite Beatles or sixties music, or just getting outside and rummaging about on my Smallest Smallholding, doing nothing in particular. But one of my favourite things to [...]

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Lucy on March 23rd, 2009

I’m planning a spring clean of my greenhouse this weekend…just wondering how others go about doing it?
Vinegar and water?
Disinfectant?
Splash with a hose and a wipe with a cloth?
And do you treat the metal frame in the same way?
Anything else I should look out for?
Bearing in mind I’m an ecogeek, a ‘natural’ solution would be ideal….thanks!

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Wow. Sunshine. Quite a lot of it. Am I actually in England? Yes, I think so. And I reckon Spring has arrived.
On the way to work, I manage to catch a glimpse of spring lambs gallavanting around the fields. I see buds everywhere. I’ve already seen a multitude of bees, butterflies and nesting birds. Yep, [...]

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Lucy on March 10th, 2009

Oh goodness. I’m busy…I’m busy, busy, busy and feel like I’m on a permanent ‘on’ mode. I fall asleep within minutes at night (which actually makes a nice change) and as I sit here typing, having dashed around all evening since leaving work, I can feel and see my heart beating through my jumper. I [...]

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