You know when its almost the end of term when: it feels like every time you check their school bags there is another note requesting something You receive a request for a costume required in three days time, that is more involved than reworking a pillowcase, while still working on […]
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Jelly, champagne and ladybirds
I made my blackcurrant jelly last night. It was lovely coming downstairs this morning as the fragrance had lingered. I much prefer making blackcurrant jelly to blackcurrant jam. It may take a day longer to reach the point of potting up, but it is less fiddly than preparing the fruit. […]
Read moreStart of the berry harvest
TF and I found ripe raspberries in the garden today. More than a handful which made it worth getting the trug out. This trug is just the perfect size for TF. Each year, the children join in collecting the ripened fruit. Today, I was struck that TF really knew which […]
Read moreWe have more hens
DHÂ went to our local farm shop today. This is the wonderful shop that sells everything, including peas, for growing, by the w eight. While he was exchanging pleasantries, he discovered that they have started to stock hens. Not able to resist checking them out, he saw they had about […]
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