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• A Walk in the Park

  

  I thought I’d knock a few things off my list this weekend. One was to get some outdoor photography done, another was from my Life Ticket,  to tick off visiting... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 GARDENING

• Growing Your Own Food

  

  My challenge of trying to get people to grow their own food is always ongoing. A while ago I posted on my blog that I’d been given some free salad seeds and... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 GARDENING

• Plant Knowledge – Pt3: Plant Tissues

  

  This is my third post on plant knowledge from a series of five all detailing different the parts of plants that you may or may not know, using all the notes I... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 GARDENING

• Loosing Weight – Boom!

  

  Photo courtesy of brokinhrt2 I set out a goal at the beginning of this year to loose 2 stone (12.7kg) by the end of August 2013.   I smashed that goal on 19th... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 GARDENING

• Simple Living 300 Items Challenge PT2

  

  Courtesy of Robert Benner It’s been a while since I’ve posted about this subject so thought it about time I gave a much required update. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 GARDENING

• Chilli-tastic – August Update

  

  What a change in plant a couple of weeks can make. There I was panicking (yes really) over my chilli plants not developing quick enough and here we are two week... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 GARDENING

• What the Frack?!

  

  Fracking Protest in Balcombe, earlier this week. Courtesy of Push Europe I’l be honest, I’ve kept myself in the dark about the relatively new form of wrecking... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 GARDENING

• Plant Knowledge – Pt2: Plant Terms

  

  This is my second post on plant knowledge from a series of five all detailing different the parts of plants that you may or may not know, using all the notes I... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 GARDENING

• Coffee Morning

  

  Monday morning must mean it’s coffee morning with The Move to America, a blog I’ve been following with much interest for a few months. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 GARDENING

• Peace to All

  

  Just the other day I was rather pleased to be awarded a WordPress award from the blog-sphere.  I’m still not quite sure what the WordPress awards are but I’m... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 GARDENING

• Self Sufficiency Update – August

  

  As July headed into August we’ve had a lot of sunny days and warm humid evenings.  It really has been a good summer this yr in Grimsby and plenty of going’s on... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 GARDENING

• How I Re-Connected with Nature

  

  Isn’t it funny how sometimes you consciously start doing one thing only to find two or three subconscious things happen at the same time? Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 GARDENING

• Chilli Problems

  

  I need some chilli advice… I’ve noticed quite a few chilli growers posting their plant pictures up online, with bushy plants and masses of pods. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 GARDENING

• A Walk with Mouse

  

  Usually on a Sunday, about once a month, I get the chance to go out for a nice long walk with my bestest furry buddy – Mouse. We try and pick a new walk every... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 GARDENING

• Plant Knowledge – Pt1: Names

  

  When I was doing my RHS Level 2 (a few yrs ago now), I wrote loads and loads… and loads of (hand written and typed) notes about different areas of plants to do... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 GARDENING

• 7 Ways to Find Peace in Your Garden

  

  I love my garden.  It’s the one place in the whole world that I can just sit and be.  I can hear the birds, watch the bumble bees and enjoy the plants – all in... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 GARDENING

• Why is Public Transport So Frowned Upon?

  

  Courtesy of Kenny Louie For this post I’m really interested to hear your experiences and views on Public Transport – whether you use it or not There seems to... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 GARDENING