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 […]
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The Children’s Year book craftalong February
The end of February is fast approaching and my February Craft-Along project will be due soon. This month we are doing project 106 which is potato printing. Over the years, I have chopped and carved buckets of potatoes, apples, turnips and other vegetables, so that one or other of the […]
Read moreCrafting to replace plastic
Today I went food shopping. This really is not my favourite job and I usually buy locally from small suppliers or I buy in bulk. Today, I went to the supermarket. This always takes longer than any other shopping as there’s so many other tempting produce, that are not on […]
Read moreMeal Planning from a dog’s viewpoint
Hi. My name is Gwin and I’m jumping in while the humans are out watching Ponyo at the cinema, because, to be honest I have a bone to pick with some of you human bloggers. I am the family’s three and half year old Deerhound. I’ve lived here since […]
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