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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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Books, Books, Books and More Books .....
Mission accomplished !! One completely empty bookcase ready to be moved out of the living room ready for it being redecorated, and the even better knowledge tha... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Mentioned in Despatches ... and Stripping Clothes and Paper
This week myself, and a number of other bloggers that live and grow here in Wales ... a couple of whom some of you should know ... have been featured in a... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
The Last Of ...
At the start of the growing year it's all about 'the first of the ...', now we are into the tail end of the growing year and it's pretty much all about ' the... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
An Autumnal Still Life
Stepping out into the drizzle of this morning to pop something into the recycling stack, my eyes rested on the scene from the back door. It's like an Autumnal... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
I've Lost My Mojo ...
I've lost my mojo!! I feel just like this little doggie, although it's a bit chilly to fling myself face down on the patio and anyway my sore back wouldn't allo... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Binge Watching The Great British Bake Off
While I've been laid low with my bad back I've been surfing from sofa to chair, to office chair to kitchen stool, but whenever I've been on the chair or sofa... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Bringing In the Cabbages
The high winds of the weekend took one of my little net wigwams off the Veggie Patch under cover of darkness ... where they took it too I have no idea, it's... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
It's October
... September has gone ... and WOW what a month. It started off with us having no water for almost two weeks, then we had a weekend in bonny Scotland and went t... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
In the Polytunnel ... and a Gardeners Friend
It's almost the end of September and our weather has been a strange mix of chilly nights, warm days, some dreary non-stop wet days and some days with quite a bi... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Jamie Oliver - 5 Ingredients
I'd been wondering whether or not to buy this book. I've been really enjoying the accompanying television series, but over the course of the Summer I've... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Poor Rabbits
This rabbit may look like it's happily soaking up the last rays of Autumn sunshine, looking straight at me through the kitchen window ... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Sue's Breakfast Mix and Car Boot Results
Whenever I have bananas and yoghurts in the house this is my breakfast of choice. A big dollop of yoghurt, usually about a third of this large pot, a sliced up... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Beans, Beans, Beans .... and Some More Bloody Beans
My Lovely Hubby ... she says, between tightly clenched teeth .... picked these for me the other day. I had been purposefully ignoring the not so little blighter... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Tidying for Winter ... and Potato and Onion Soup
Alan is in the process of tidying up around the raised beds on the vegetable patch and emptying some of the beds ready for putting them to bed for the Winter. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Yummy Or Sludgey
My breakfast yesterday was this lovely concoction of colourful yumminess ... ... while todays was this tumbler of greeny sludge. It might look a bit unappetisin... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Freezer Inventory
I came across this brilliant freezer inventory on a website called Organised Home earlier, after a tip off on Facebook. See HERE. Read more
Posted on 16 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
The Lingering Aroma of Vinegar
Yesterday I picked all the tomatoes that had ripened while we were away over the weekend and used them to make this recipe. I didn't have exactly what the recip... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Shopping From the Freezer
It's been a busy few days. On Friday we drove up to Scotland ready for a family wedding on the Saturday, Sunday saw us hitting the road for home after having a... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Balance
To balance out yesterdays post :-) Yes, I am vegan, or plant based whatever you want to call me. I don't need a label, just as I don't need to eat meat. Read more
Posted on 10 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES -
Meat, Meat and Maybe a Little Bit More Meat
We called up at Bodnant Farm Foods the other day to partake of their current offer of 'Plenty for Twenty'. Basically lots of meat products from their butchery... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2017 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES