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the allotment
Three years ago our allotment was gorgeous and fruitful (well, vegetableful, but you know what I mean) and beautifully tended. Then life sort of got in the way and it ended up looking like this: So I...
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my weekend
I spent Saturday afternoon in the beautiful village of Lillingstone Lovell for their annual Open Gardens. When we arrived the bells were ringing in the church, the sun was shining, and we parked the...
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tales from the allotment
I meant to take the dog for a quick walk, but I got a bit sidetracked at the allotment. One and a half hours of weeding later, my hands were filthy, my feet were covered in thistle spikes, but it...
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the village fete
I love village fetes. Warm beer, squashed cakes, plant stalls, best vegetable competitions. Haybales to sit on and mad plastic tat for the children to buy. Our friend who has a farm brought along some...
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Redcurrant Jelly and bossy Delia Smith
This recipe comes to you via the goddess of cooking that is Delia Smith. When I was 17 and leaving home to go to university, my mum gave me a copy of Delia’s Complete Cookery Course. Delia Smith...
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august at the allotment
We scooted up to the allotment late this afternoon, in between rain showers. I’d love to say that growing vegetables has had a wonderful influence on the children, and that they happily eat anything...
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a morning at the allotment
I was swithering* this morning about what to do with myself. The weather was unseasonably gorgeous, so my plans for snuggling up on the couch with crochet and a wintry film didn’t make much sense but...
View Articlea funny old year
This blog only started in May. But I quite like the idea of doing a 2010 review, so I’m going to cheat a little bit. Shh, don’t tell. The first few links go over to my old blog, marathonmummy. January...
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spring in the garden
I took all of these photos on Sunday morning, when the sun was shining and dew was sparkling on the grass. An hour later it was pouring with rain, and it hasn’t stopped since. But spring is coming to...
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the joy of jam and jelly
I went out and collected a ton of blackberries for jam, came home and consulted Delia. When I thought for one terrifying minute that the jam and jelly pages of my book had fallen out, I realised when I...
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