When I got back from dropping off the children this morning, I spotted the first sign that my kitchen garden is waking up. It’s my Timperley early rhubarb. We are still picking brussel sprouts from last year, that survived the snow and I left the small garlics in the ground […]
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Let the gardening year begin
Started off with a heavy frost today, but it soon turned to a fresh sunny March day, just like yesterday. I could get used to this. I started to sort my packets of seeds to see what I need to order. Don’t you just love all the packets? All that […]
Read moreA Spike of Green
TF spotted that daffodil leaves had started to appear in the garden. He was so excited and made sure every member of the family saw them. It reminded me of a poem that I only half remembered, so I spent yesterday evening looking for it. Here it is: Spike of […]
Read moreChildren's bedtime stories
At the end of the day, I love the children’s bedtime routine, but the best part is the bedtime story. Their routine doesn’t always work out as planned. We may be late, I might be rushing off to finish jobs before I can turn in or I’m just plain tired. […]
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