Lucy on July 11th, 2010

I have become somewhat of a compulsive weather forecast checker over the past few days. You see, we’ve had no rain in about a month. Or at least, that’s what it feels like. I can’t actually remember when the last time some H20 fell from the sky, but then, I can’t really remember any further [...]

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Lucy on April 16th, 2010

I’m going to have to keep this one (relatively, for me) short and sweet, simply because I’m still not well and seem to have had a second wind with this cold. Or whatever it is. Bleh.
Firstly, thanks to each and every one of you that commented on my last post. I should have replied personally [...]

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Lucy on March 12th, 2010

Yes, the title says it all. I got my Polka raspberries in last weekend, beneath a beautifully blue sky. I’m ashamed to say that although Stephen at Victoriana Nursery Gardens sent through a very informative leaflet about caring for my raspberry canes, I have a feeling that it may have be sabotaged by my bunnies. [...]

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Lucy on January 22nd, 2010

Well one of my resolutions was to post more on my blog. I’m sorry I haven’t kept up as much as I intended - I managed to break my laptop. And with Rich working morning, noon and night, it’s nigh on impossible to boot him off so I can write.
But here I am.
Ahhh Fridays. I [...]

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