Life is certainly sent to try us, isn’t it? Yes, one of those weeks. Although it takes with one hand and gives back, in basketfuls, with the other. A couple of blah! moments this week concerning cars and sheds, but also lots of joy-in-the-heart times, that keep the balance. Life is […]
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Hold the fort, I need to stake the popcorn
If you were to step out of our kitchen door, into the garden, you would be hit by the fragrance of fig. Fresh fig. It is a warm and exotic flavour. A morning treat, that’s only available for a few weeks from our tree. I make the most of it. […]
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The beauty of cooking from scratch
I love fresh produce in my kitchen. Even better when it has been harvested within the last hour, and only a fraction of a food mile on the clock. It’s one reason I push myself each year to grow my own, but I am doubly lucky. Our neighbours are amazing […]
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Pondering about Peas
Today is the first time, since the start of the holidays, that I have been alone. As I write, it’s quiet. Really quiet. Almost forgotten how quiet feels. I can hear an insistent woodpigeon calling but that is the nearest to the usual fanfare of children. I have the house […]
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