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• Eight Blackberries

  

  Stepping out of the polytunnel the other day after doing a spot of watering and gathering some salady bits for my lunch, I spied some Blackberries on the bush... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Doggy Back Drops

  

  Some folk have folded fleecy blankets over the back of the sofas at this chilly time of year ... we have dogs ;-) They both like to be able to look out of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Project 333 - Four Years On

  

  Back in December of 2012 I joined in with Project 333 for the first time, so although I've recently been doing some posts about it over on this years challenge... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 LIFESTYLE

• Just Because .....

  

  Just a photo I took with my phone while drinking coffee in Tebay services a couple of weeks ago. Just because I wanted to see the photo somewhere other than on... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• A Splash of Colour

  

  Over in Nut Wood, our little wildlife haven, at first glance it seems messy, almost derelict looking and nothing special. But to the little creatures that live... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Squirrels

  

  are abundant on and around our bit of Welsh hillside, well with so much woodland you would expect it wouldn't you. Unfortunately all ours are grey but if you... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Just a Day

  

  The mornings are so much darker now, we should get a bit of a reprieve when the clocks go back at the weekend, but it won't last for long. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Time to Step Away from the Creosote .....

  

  It's done!! The workshop is now clad with hardwood on the two sides that get the worst of the weather. We have two corner strips to go on ... when we buy them... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Eggs and Followers

  

  We got a cute little egg the other day, one of the girls obviously not in the mood for a full sized version. They are no good for eating as there is usually onl... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Alright Time to Start Begging ......

  

  We're begging, as it seems to be the thing to do at the moment .... all started by the shameless hussy that is John Gray of Going Gently fame ... ... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 PETS

• So THAT'S Where the Mint Went .....

  

  I've always been a brilliant Mint grower, it's one thing most people with even mildly green fingers can grow. It rampages through the beds, borders and generall... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Colour and Progress

  

  I've never had much success with Sweet Peas before, but this year it seems I really have done something right. If I knew what it was I would replicate it every... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Rags and Bones

  

  Do any of you remember the old 'Rag and Bone man', I do for sure. He used to come round our streets when I was young, with his horse and cart shouting "rag and... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It Gave up the Ghost ......

  

  Way back in 2010 I was asked by a company to review some of their products, I was given free rein to choose anything I wanted from their website and chose two... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Last of the Tomatoes

  

  At last we have reached the end of this years mammoth tomato harvest. This is it, the end, finito, no more tomatoes to pick. Half of the stems and stalks have... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Continuing the Cladding

  

  The workshop cladding is coming along nicely ...much slower than either of anticipated, but then we didn't take into account the measuring needed around all... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Meanwhile Over at .....

  

  We were out last night, out with the other grown up people, and didn't get home until waaaay after midnight. It's not something we do very often, but when... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Cladding the Workshop

  

  Another delivery of working materials and another job in the process of being done. When we got planning permission for the garage space and workshop part of th... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Have You Vanished?

  

  While we were away at the weekend lots of you got in touch to let me know that my Blog List on the sidebar had vanished (thank you), but from my phone there... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• To the Right and to the Left

  

  If you look to the right it's all blue sky and sunshine .... ... but I think it's time to grab that last bit of washing in .... because if you look to the left... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES