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• Immer Wieder (Time and Again)

  She came back to her laptop on the desk, and re-read the email, not quite believing what she had read the first time. "After a short, nasty battle with cancer... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• I’m Back!

  After a blogging hiatus that has lasted for about 9 months, I have decided I can't stand it any longer. I've missed blogging. For over two years this blog... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• 2015 in Review

  

  I'm still about fellow bloggers and readers - I'm scurrying away behind the scenes, but you can always find me over at Instagram. Wishing everyone a very Happy... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Blogging Interval

  I've sat in front of the computer screen on and off for the past few weeks trying to word this post in the manner it deserves but apart from coming up with... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Forget-me-Not Garden – August Update

  I post these updates in the hopes I can inspire others to grow their own food. In your garden, on an allotment, on a balcony. Space should never be a barrier... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Day – Chapter 4

  I bet you thought: where are parts 1-3 and what do you mean by a new day? Today I'm sharing something a bit different. If you're into reading fan-fiction... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• What I’ve Learnt This Week

  **Grammar alert** I've used the word 'learnt' as in the past tense of 'to learn' in this post. This is the better understood, British way of writing the word.... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Trouble in the Garden – How I Control Pests and Disease

  Pests and Disease:- two words all cultivators and gardeners hate hearing and much less speaking about. If you've ever grown anything remotely green in your... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Diet Development

  You might want to grab a cup of tea for this one - I'm in one of those moods today ;-) This post contains quite a few links to other (reliable) sites so if... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening Ideas to Boost Your Creativity

  I have to say I'm feeling a little bit in awe today. Readers Digest contacted me a couple of weeks ago to ask if they could add a gardening post to this... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Forget-me-Not Garden – July Update

  

  No my dear reader you didn't miss June's update. Unfortunately I was tight for time on the blog with going away but I'm back now and the garden is as productiv... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Dealing with Garden Pests

  In June I published some posts about how to deal with the three most frequent pest problems in the UK (although I'm sure most of Northern Europe and North... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 9 Ways To Make Your Garden More Wildlife Friendly This Summer

  Today is a very good day. The sun is shinning, the plants are flowering and it's summer - time for really enjoying your gardening. Josh from Mill Race Garden... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Are You Working Toward Your Dreams?

  This week I am away from home. I am in America for the second time in my life and I am over the moon about it. New York City is a place I'd dreamt about... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• How You Can Live a Seasonal Life

  

  I've got a treat for you today. While I'm away I'm handing over the blog space to a fantastic Lincolnshire blogger who shares values very close to my heart. ... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Attack – Part 3 Caterpillars

  

  Part one we went over aphids and part two was all about the slugs and snails but today we get down and dirty over some little insects that, while a source of... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Attack – Part 2 Molluscs

  

  This is part 2 of a 3 part series on dealing with the most common pests found in your garden and cultivation patches. Part one detailed aphids. Garden pests... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Attack – Part 1 Aphids

  Nothing spreads fear in a garden cultivator quicker than seeing their crops and flowers decimated to within an inch of their lives. I've woken up before now... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Yellow Ladybirds, Brown Ladybirds

  

  Originally posted on hortographical: In the UK, when we think of ladybirds we probably mostly think of the shiny red little creatures with black spots. These ar... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Busted!

  I've been jogging regularly now for nearly three years (in fact I started tinkering with jogging mid 2012) and in all that time I have been pain free. No... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME