There was a time when we had 10 hens that laid every day. That was 70 eggs, without fail, every week. Week in, week out. At that stage, we were a small family of three and there are only so many eggs that we could eat. I gave lots away, […]
Read moreMonth: May 2010
Runner Bean house
I’ve started to plant up the extended kitchen garden. First in were the runner beans. They have been growing quite nicely in the greenhouse. I like to reserve a few plants to make a runner bean house for the children. The idea is that as the runner beans grow their […]
Read moreBluebell walk and finished skirts
Every year, about this weekend, we go for our bluebell walk. This is in the wood behind our garden. It is not a big wood, but it is varied and has so much to discover. Each year the slopes are covered in bluebells. Unfortunately, recent “land management” has decreased these […]
Read moreBack to the past
It rained today. I managed to finish preparing the soil in the extended kitchen garden bed. I would have planted it up today, but rain stopped play. I don’t mind gardening in the drizzle, but when it rains proper, the soil gets too sticky and my boots end up twice […]
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