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• The Polytunnel in September

  

  is still a lush, if a much cooler place. The sunny days give everything a much needed boost of warmth, and the crops in there are protected enough from the... Read more

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

• Bartering ..... and Drooling

  

  I went to Mum's on Wednesday, on Tuesday night we were chatting on the phone and she said "if you have any spare apples could I have a few". Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Nothing Goes to Waste

  

  I'm trying to make the most of everything I harvest, okay I admit sometimes at the end of a tiring day making the most of everything simply means the chickens... Read more

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

• Homegrown Fruit .... and Costings

  

  The next harvest to come in was the Blackberries, picked from the wild brambles in our woodland. We only pick the ones we can reach from the paddock side of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• More Apples .....

  

  The apples are still raining down on me .... along with the rain!! Shaking the branches of the trees to bring a few more down. Read more

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

• Chopping and Freezing

  

  I've been busy this week pulling off the huge courgettes that are trying to pass themselves off as marrows. Simply chopping them up and open freezing them... Read more

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

• Edgings Day

  

  This week has been mostly about getting the edgings in place. The tarmac is due to be laid/poured whatever the correct description for the covering of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Cats ..... and Lazy Folk

  

  This picture of Ginger is simply here because I love it!! I came out of the polytunnel last night after giving everything a good watering to find Ginger sat on... Read more

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

• Bargain Buy Pastry

  

  Remember this post last week when I said 'Today I've been mostly processing apples', well I thought I better show you the photos of the goodies I made with the... Read more

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

• Do You Want To Be on Television?

  

  Have YOU ever wanted to be on television? To be part of a programme that may help you to fulfill dreams and wishes you might have had for months, or even years. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It Might Not Be Perfect But .......

  

  It might not be perfect but it is food. In the supermarket you see row after row, bag after bag of perfectly formed identical apples, cucumbers, courgettes etc... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• La La, La, La, La, La,

  I have my head firmly buried in the sand ..... ... next time I go out I might just have to wear blinkers. Or maybe even a blindfold. Read more

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

• Ladies (and Man) Who Lunch

  

  Last week while Lovely Hubby was off work we both went to Mum's for the day. We nipped out as is our usual very nice habit, to the garden centre for a spot of... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Today I've Been Mostly Processing Apples .....

  

  Apples are raining down on us whenever we venture near or into Chicken World. We have about five apple trees, it's hard to see where one ends and the others... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Forgetting My Head .....

  

  Sometimes I think I would forget my head if it were lose, and this from the person who has to remind Lovely Hubby of everything!! Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Spinach ... and Sadness

  

  I decided yesterday to try freezing some of my Spinach so that it is completely uncooked and ready to be added to my morning Nutriblast. To be honest I have... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It's Autumn ...

  

  To me September means one thing ... the start of Autumn. Yes, the days are still sunny ... if we're lucky, but the nights have drawn in so quickly. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Kale for the Freezer

  

  It was the turn of the Kale plants in the polytunnel to be stripped of almost all of their leaves yesterday. Once again I set up my little production line of... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Drinking in the View

  

  Last night we went out for a meal. It seemed fitting to end this month long holiday from Lovely Hubby's day job with a treat and a little bit of time away from... Read more

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

• Spinach Balls ......

  

  It was the turn of the Spinach to be harvested yesterday. Just the leaves that were nice and big, the rest of the plants are still in their bed in the polytunne... Read more

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