Postcard to the Hospital – Garden Fresh for Robert the Husband

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Garden Fresh Food -4

Hello there. Robert is still in hospital. Tomorrow he will have been in for three weeks. Unfortunately I have not seen him in person for a week as my heavily pregnant sister has just had a very bad cold and as Robert has no immune system to speak of it was best not to take [...]

Confessions of a Gardener

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Garden Update 2 - 24.5.11

Hello! Good morning! How are you? I thought I’d do a wee update from my garden today. An update and a confession but more on the confession later. I’ve got so much going on outside in the garden right now that it can get a little tricky to keep up with it all. ALWAYS one [...]

The Garden Gang

Monday, May 16th, 2011

The Garden Gang - 1

Garden, garden, garden. From Friday afternoon until Sunday evening when I fell exhausted on to the sofa. The inside of the house is remaining woefully unpacked but the outside is taking shape. I said to Louise (my sort of sister – in – law) as I began to stack the dishwasher ” I don’t want [...]

How To Grow Rhubarb

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Growing Rhubarb - 4

Hello! If you are thinking about growing anything then you couldn’t start with an easier vegetable than Rhubarb. It actually needs very little attentionĀ  but of course, as with most things, if you go the extra mile with it you’ll get much better results. It’s fantastic for cooking and baking with and rewards you year [...]

Story from a Spring Garden

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Story from a Spring Garden -6

I watched Gardeners’ World yesterday evening on the BBC iplayer. I’d missed the return of Monty Don when it went out and was desperate to catch up. The first episode of this series did not disappoint. The part I loved the most was when it showed Monty in his own garden. He spoke about the [...]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Growing Potatoes in Bags 10

I feel like I’m being a bit cheeky today as I’m nipping in with another post that I want you to join in with. My thinking was that if you’re out and about this weekend buying herb seeds then you could also pick up some seed potatoes and grow you own tatties! Last year we [...]

First Fruits

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Our First Apple - 1

I now have a comments function. Please feel free to leave me a message at the bottom. I stepped out this morning with my coffee, my feet in Birkenstocks with socks on (someone please save me from myself!!) and my pajamas on. I looked this way and that and tried to capture this moment of [...]

Is It The End of Summer in the Garden?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

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I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! On Sunday night, as the rain lashed against the windows, I asked myself if it really was the end of Summer. I’m not so sure it is. I often get caught out like this. I assume the long hot days [...]

Harvesting With Company Strapped To My Front

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Starting them early - 2

It’s a lovely thing to pick vegetables with a baby, one of your own babies, strapped to your front. I walked around the paddock the other day and harvested some of our fabulous veggies for supper that night. It was the first proper meal I’d made since bringing the babies home. Due to my C-Section [...]

In the Night Garden, almost

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The Paddock June 26.06.10 -1

Very new babies sleep an awful lot, don’t they? They sleep a lot more than I thought they would. When they are asleep there always seem to be things to do before they wake up for the next feed. Tidying up (not getting a whole lot of that done, I’ll be honest). Cooking and eating [...]