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• Christmas in December

  

  , that's all I really ask for. Walking round Asda a few weeks ago, just into November I found myself singing along to the merry strains of Jingle Bells. It... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Buoy is Back

  

  .... the buoy that can be seen dangling from the tree in our woodland that is. The previous owners of this house had two youngish boys and I guess either they o... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Random Harvesting, Bowls and Stocktaking the Freezer

  

  A random harvest, that's what I call the things I bring back into the house after cleaning out the henhouse each morning. There is usually at least one egg ther... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Bleak Friday

  

  It's today, the American import called Black Friday. A day of mass consumerism and in some cases buying for buyings sake. After the debacles last year some... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Polytunnel Progress - November

  

  It's now late November and in the frost free cocoon of the polytunnel there is still life, and more importantly food for us to eat. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Still Clearing the Clutter

  

  Once again I am dipping my toes in the world of selling on Ebay. Yesterday I offered for sale THIS lovely Cath Kidston sewing box. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Form a Queue Ladies .......

  

  I have no idea what they were all sniffing, most likely a rabbit scent trail or some such thing, but I couldn't resist getting this photo of the dogs on the... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Can I Help You?

  

  " Yes .... can I help you ? " This is one of our newer girls, she's a Rhode Rock, they have quite an evel glare to their eyes don't they but they are... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Using the Celery Leaves

  

  I harvested our stunted growth garlic back in August of this year, The rabbits had feasted on the greenery leaving the bulbs with nothing to draw goodness... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Veg Hash

  

  The onions in the fridge drawer needed using up, so the other day when I pulled the celery from the polytunnel and gathered in some of my wonky carrots I set... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Lettuce Soup

  

  Lots of you were spot on yesterday when you asked if I was going to make soup with the lettuces I picked. It's a simple soup .... as most soup recipes are, I... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Ugly, Wonky Veg and Bolted Lettuces

  

  The weekend weather forecast made me rethink what I was going to do today and instead I went into the polytunnel to pull up, well cut off an inch above the soil... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Manning Up

  

  Jack the Lavender Pekin Bantam youngster is now well on his way to becoming a man, well a chickeny man ;-) He is now almost five months old and it's becoming... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Storing the Food .....

  

  Storing the food we grow ourselves is almost as important as the actual growing of it. If we are to get to any level of self sufficiency we need the homegrown... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Using up Leftovers

  

  This mornings glance into the fridge revealed lots of dishes containing leftovers. I usually make a big pot of soup to use up the end of the week vegetables, bu... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Mother Says ......

  

  Mother says ..... it's almost Christmas. 'Mother' is our nickname for our Christmas Cacti, the one we inherited from my lovely Mum in Law, Jessie. Before... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Wonky Veg .....

  

  I don't know about everyone else but I for one have loved the two programmes with Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall this last couple of weeks. His War on Waste is... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Saving and Splurging

  

  I got these through the post the week before last, usually they would have been put into my purse and stayed in there briefly, tempting me to go to Tesco to... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Grey Wet Days

  

  It's been raining here pretty much non-stop for the last week, the forecast says it's going to be pretty much raining for the next week and a half ... that's... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Winter, a Lingering Season .....

  

  Google Image Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES