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I love growing veggies. In previous years, I've tortured himself, colleagues and neighbours with a surfeit of courgettes, almost ruined the foundations of an oil tank with rhubarb and produced cucumbers into October. In recent years, since we moved up North to a house with a North-facing garden, I've had less luck. I've tried growing… Continue reading Veggies 2021: Reset
Last year I shared a recipe on how to make wild garlic pesto - at the time we made pasta pesto for large boy to count towards a Cubs badge. I've made more this year, two batches in fact and I might make another. Honestly, I absolutely love the stuff! Its gorgeously peppery without being… Continue reading Making Stuff 18: How to Use Wild Garlic Pesto
Helen at Crispy Confessions very generously nominated me in the first ever Dazzling Blogger Award. I love her blog, she's honest, open, funny and varied - my favourite combination! The Official Rules Thank the person who nominated you for The Dazzling Blogger Award.Link back to the original blog post.Answer the seven questions that they asked on… Continue reading Dazzling Blogger Award
I was lucky enough to be involved with guiding from when I was 7 until I was 17. I joined Brownies and them moved onto Guides and eventually Young Leaders. I didn't keep going when I went off to university, but all the non-school related experiences and friends I got to have through guiding have… Continue reading Back to Scouting
As I write this, we've had our first May Bank Holiday of 2021 with another to come. I sincerely hope the second is an improvement... Restrictions had lifted enough that we could plan a day out for the early May Bank Holiday. Saturday and Sunday were out because of swimming and rugby. So even though… Continue reading Bank Holiday Adventure
I was brushing my teeth When I started to worry Are we harming our kids with our Work dedication? I was walking the dog When I began to fret Are the kids learning that money And position are all that we need? I was cooking the dinner When I wondered in fear Do the kids… Continue reading You’re doing okay
The piece was written for and first published at T.B.C, as part of a series of first time descriptions. The world around us freezes every winter, the ground hardens and is inhospitable for months. Nature is harsh, the winds blow and rain, hail and snow swamp the ground. The earth endures the pain and hardship… Continue reading There’s only one first time
I love growing veggies. I'll never forget the first year that I grew 5 courgette plants in a sun blessed garden and a friend gave me 8 tomato plants. Himself is only just coming back round to considering courgettes acceptable on his plate after 3 months of me sneaking them into almost every meal. Since… Continue reading Veggie progress report 2021 – part 1
Well I guess it's time to get back out there? Yes? No? Maybe a bit? I won't pretend that I'm not perhaps a bit more cautious than many people about ending lockdown. I felt that the kids went back to school too early at the beginning of March. I felt we need to keep adapting… Continue reading Getting back out there
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 