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Garden Improvements – Preparing for Spring
I have been out working in the garden over the last few days, trying to make it look presentable for Spring. We had a bit of damage during the recent storms so I had to put the mini greenhouses back together before I could begin! I have also decided to save up for a proper…
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Making beautiful from ugly
Isn’t it funny how some things look really ugly when you first see them? You would be forgiven for turning your head away on first glance if you saw these for example: Sitting in a bucket waiting for something to happen to them while they try to grow some more! Not the prettiest bunch I…
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This must be a good sign?
Is it too much to hope we have passed the worst of the winter weather when we see signs like this: A definite showing of snowdrops but wait, thats not all! It’s alive….! To give us all a bit of hope that Spring is indeed on its merry little way, bringing with it the promise…
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Gardening Progress at Last!
The Motivation Fairy made a welcome return this weekend, despite the weather, which saw all sorts of things being thrown round the back garden like a scene from the Wizard of Oz. Getting ‘that bit’ at the front of the garden tidied has been on my list of jobs for a while and now I…
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Is It Time?
My eyes flick from the window to the box, again and again. Could I get away with it? This question runs through my mind like a daring thief. The box sits there, teasing me taunting me…. ‘You know you want to’, it whispers. I know those whispers will get louder. I’m tempted to open the…
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A Winters Day
Darkness falls temperature falls snow falls and the time goes on, as shadows die the sun will rise and the birds will wake to sing their morning song – “Up, up and live this day”!
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So this is what happens to apples you don’t pick!
We had a few apples still on our little tree in the back garden and I thought to myself, ‘I must get them in’. I went out to collect the last few and saw only one little, sad apple left which wasn’t worth picking! What happened to them? This:
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(Herbal) Lotions and Potions
I am a happy novice when it comes to making my own creams, balms, lotions and salves but I do like to give it a go. I have made a few in the past and they turned out ok albeit with some room for improvement! Many lessons have already been learned such as comfrey might…
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Stop and smell the ginger
It’s no surprise that it’s cold here in December, it is the North East of Scotland after all. I have been a little surprised as just how cold it is though. Quite often, I’ve noticed December is milder than November but not this year. Things have gone from cold to freezing and it does have…
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Landfill or compost bin?
A year or two back, I got hold of someone’s old freezer and put it in the garden, thinking I could use it to store veg over the winter, from the allotment. I tried it but water was getting in although it was good at keeping vermin out. I was thinking about getting rid of…
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Easy Christmas crafting using free natural materials!
As much as I love to cover the house in tinsel and anything else shiny or glittery at this time of the year, there is a part of me which prefers the natural look. Wooden ornaments, dried flowers, garlands up the bannister – that sort of thing. So when we were out walking Scooby the…
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