How did you spend the extra few minutes of daylight today? (Apologies to any readers from the southern hemisphere.) This evening, I took the time and planted a few lines of salad seeds. Seemed a suitable occupation to do on the Summer Solstice, somehow. And the extra few minutes in […]
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Chocolate eggs from the hens
It has always been a bit of a mystery. How do the wrappers get on the eggs? For the new readers among you, I need to explain our Easter family tradition. The night before Easter Sunday, the chickens are fed a little bit of chocolate. The next day they are […]
Read moreWelsh books for my bookworms
(llyfrbryfed – welsh for bookworms) It is always fascinating to hear the parts of a book, that my children choose to share with me. They may not tell me the whole story, but they read out the sentences that ring true to them. The bits of text that shout out, […]
Read moreHeart and leaf garland
I hadn’t intended to do any crafting for valentine’s day. I’m not sure how I ended up knitting little red hearts, but I did. Once I started, it seemed right to add leaves. Time to felt a sheet of blended green. I already had the remains of another sheet. While […]
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