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Our New Life in the Country
http://ournewlifeinthecountry.blogspot.co.uk/
It's simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country.
Following our journey with dogs, cats, chickens, rampant veggies and learning to be more and more self sufficient.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 914 )
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Astonishing .....
When it came down to it I couldn't be arsed bothered going to the shops the other day for onions so I could make the Fig, Onion and Date Chutney, but when I... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Spreading the Sweetness
I found a tin of this in the cupboards when I was reorganising them the other day. The kitchen briefly looked like a bomb had fallen, alright, alright I admit... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
The Shepherd Lied ......
Google Image The shepherd lied :-( When the daylight slipped down over the hills opposite last night, the red hue that it took with it gave me hope for a... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Excess - No Excess
I had a coupon for £5 off a £50 shop at M S the other day, not a huge amount but worth having if you do need something, and as we needed meat for the... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
What Are You Looking At?
Well I was looking out over the view ..... ... Rosy was convinced there was something just through the fence that divides Chicken World from our bonfire area... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Oooh ... New Books and Free Seeds
Two new books made their way into the house last month. I meant to blog about them as they arrived, but harvesting and jam making got me distracted :-) The firs... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Chilli Peppers
This single Chilli Pepper plant that I confess to buying ready grown from the garden centre back in May of this year has been worth every penny of it's... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
Now all the building work is finished we are taking time to make our land look a bit softer, neater and hopefully eventually, take away some of the hard lines... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Mavis
There's been a few of you who have asked about Mavis recently, so I thought a quick Saturday post all about our lovely wayward terrier would be the order of... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
End of Summer Soup
One at a time please!! This believe it or not is a Courgette, well in its opinion it's a Marrow. I have lots more like this still in the Veggie Patch so my... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Conkers, Sticks and Blackberries
Something I posted HERE this time last year was conkers, on 8th October so just one week later to be exact ... where did September go to!! Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
The Last of the Potatoes Harvested
We finally got round to digging up the last of the potatoes at the weekend. The two of us spent most of Sunday tidying up the veggie patch and the surrounding... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Kitchen Sink Drama
I was stood at the kitchen sink this morning staring into space while the kettle boiled for my first coffee of the day when a little drama started unfolding.... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Quince and Apple Jelly
Quinces, something I've never tasted before although I've read lots about them and seen so many different images of them. Some look more like pears, these were... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Spoons and Pumpkins
I reached up to get a wooden spoon earlier on ... I've been busy making more preserves today, and the colour of one of my spoons really caught my eye. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Did You Notice ......
Did you spot them on yesterday's post ? These two little cheeky chappies that we decided to pop on top of our gate posts. Cheeky, smirking little piggies that... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Tarmac and Sweet Potatoes
We're almost there, yes the end of all this building work is finally in sight. I'm in Manchester today spending the day with Mum, and while I'm away the... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
You've Got To Love a Carrot ......
You've got to love a carrot ..... that can sit up all by himself :-) The beauty of homegrown vegetables is that you never know what you are going to pull up or... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Lets All Play Fair
Blogland is such a wonderful place when everything runs smoothly. Bloggers blog, we read each other's posts, followers, commenters, lurkers and all those... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Stuff = Money
I've been sorting out all this week, mostly going through my wardrobe and drawers trying on and checking ALL my clothes. After doing Project 333 for the last... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES
