Mousy Brown’s House and Rattling On… are hosting a String-Along during March. The idea is to knit or crochet a shopping bag…. or more. I couldn’t resist joining in as I still have a fair amount of cotton yarn left over from the Washcloth-craft-along and I am always up for […]
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Seven years of Chickens
We have had chickens for seven years now. Not the same ones. There has been a steady stream in and a steady stream out. In between they have provided us with beautiful, fresh eggs and entertainment. This morning, as I cleaned out the hen house, I was musing about why […]
Read moreKitchen garden promise
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 […]
Read moreLet 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 […]
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