The girls and I decided to make tea from the garden today. Our blackcurrant bushes are leafing up well and so is the lemon balm. After a bit of discussion we decided on a combination of the two. They turned down my suggestion of nettle tea. Small steps at a […]
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Greenhouse and merino carding
We are spending most of our days outside at the moment. The children race around the garden, deep in their latest imaginative game and I potter from one area of the garden to another, taking in the greenhouse as I go. I spent time pricking out brussel sprout seedlings, and […]
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Back to winter
I tried to make ice cream today. It was my second batch of the year and it completely failed to freeze. This has only happened once before, when the frozen part of my ice cream maker wasn’t frozen. Ironic as we had hail and snow most of the afternoon. I […]
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Spring Cleaning
It feels like I have done nothing but clean today. At the weekend, I watched TF dancing in a sunbeam in our sitting room, wafting the dust around. He was enjoying it. I tried my best to ignore the dust. I opened all the windows and doors, hoping the draught […]
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