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The Power of a Hug
If I’m angry and say things I don’t mean If I’m sad but can’t explain why The day my workload has overwhelmed me Or if I look like I need to cry If I tried my best but it failed When I’m so tired I tell you ‘I’m done’ On those days you know I…
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Save compost and time with this method for sowing larger seeds
Have you ever sowed a lot of large seeds like squash only to have a few come up? Then you think ‘what a waste of compost’! Well, as I’m running out of space in my ‘seed nursery’ in the living room, I decided I could only use the seeds which I knew would germinate –…
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You have to try this – Rhubarb Cordial
If you grow rhubarb you will know it grows really quickly at this time of the year and it can be a challenge to come up with new ways to use it all up. One of the things I do is rhubarb cordial and I promise you, it tastes amazing and will make your house…
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I can’t believe what they’ve done!
I’ve got a quick story to end the week with and it blows my mind. I won’t go into details of exactly who or exactly where – it will soon become obvious why. There was a young man who had a house (big enough for a family to live in) and it was a very…
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Dealing with back pain
Backpain is a very common problem – one small move and that can be you out of action for weeks. I’ve been dealing with daily back pain since my late 20s so I thought I’d share a little about it and how I deal with it. I never had any back problems until I had…
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Replacing the greenhouse cover
As I type this, I am in pain! I worked hard for a few hours solid and I am very happy with the result. Regulars to the blog will know my greenhouse has been yellow for some time thanks to a make-shift cover I put on a while ago, but this year I took the…
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My pickled garlic has turned blue!
Imagine my surprise when I went to the fridge to get my jar of pickled garlic, only to discover many of the cloves had turned a very interesting shade of blue/green. I admit my first thought was ‘botulism’, so I had a quick look on the interwebzone to see if this stuff was still edible…
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Daily Prompt #5 Have you ever been camping?
I’ve been camping quite a lot over the years although not recently. Not long after we met, my husband and I went wild camping and in total spent a wonderful couple of weeks living on various beaches on the West coast of Scotland. And I loved it. I can honestly say, going to sleep with…
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Growing Asparagus from Seed!
Trying something new this year – asparagus from seed. I’ve never grown asparagus before and I have been considering it for a few years but didn’t want to fork out a small fortune for a few crowns (one site I looked at currently wants £9.99 for ONE crown). Then by chance I spotted a little…
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Productivity has sprung with Spring!
Oh what a busy week this has been, but in a good way. With Spring comes foraging – ok, I foraged in the allotment and got enough nettles for the first batch of nettle soup this year. It’s packed with all the vitamins and minerals we need after a very long winter. It was paired…
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The New Me
Some bits wobble some bits wibble some bits move more than they should. Some bits shoogle (look it up on Google), don’t ask where – that would be rude! Some hair grey, some turned white, how’d that happen overnight? Some bits ache for goodness sake, hard to bend and get upright. But contented I do…
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Carrot sowing with a difference!
I told you the other day I had exciting carrot news to share with you, (weird thing to be saying I know), using a system of sowing which is totally new to me. If you remember, in a previous post, I showed how I used kitchen roll which I had dampened and sprinkled the carrot…
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