Given the choice of using shop bought pastry or homemade, I would rather make my own. Its a personal thing. I just prefer it. The taste. The texture. The speed. Its not rocket science. My hands used to run a lot cooler, which is just perfect for making pastry. I […]
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Glut busting
The recent rain and wind has brought a lot of big apples down from the trees in our little orchard. Not one to let anything go to waste, if I can help it, I dug out my apple recipes. I couldn’t find my usual apple cake, so I used this […]
Read moreWandering Wednesday – after the rain
I’m joining in GardenMama’s Wandering Wednesday Photo Challenge. Here I stand in a puddle on our front path. A welcome sight indeed. It means that my water butts have water again and the garden has had some rain. Not a deluge, which it needs, but enough to freshen and quench. […]
Read moreNot just a bowl of peas
Following GardenMama’s Wandering Wednesday, I thought I’d post my afternoon. It was a good day to harvest some of the peas in the garden. They seemed to swell in the pods as I stood there. We have been enjoying eating the peas straight from the pods. The children have started […]
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