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Tag Archives: lotsofpictures
Preserving Summer.
I’m very lucky to have a good friend who enjoys canning and preserving just as much as I do, and we usually have a few days a year where we share the work and the spoils. After harvesting a good … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, chili, flowers, garlic, GYO, herbs, lotsofpictures, onions, preserving, recipe, redcurrants, tomato
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Back home!
After a wonderful summer diversion in Sweden, Germany and Ethiopia, we’re now back in England. Just four hours after our flight touched down, we went down to the plot to see what had happened to all our little plants. Luckily we … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, beetroot, courgette, cucumber, flowers, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, peas, redcurrants, squash
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Summer Visitors
This weekend saw several of our friends down at the plot. Now that it’s in good shape, and with the nice weather, it’s a real joy to show off! Bonus: with a few extra pairs of hands, the work … Continue reading
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Tagged dessert, friends, fruit, lotsofpictures, potatoes, preserves, strawberries, summer
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Busy sunny days!
After a week of rain we got some glorious sunshine this weekend, and used our time well. We’ve finally completed the move to the greenhouse, potted up all our chilis, planted out our squashes and courgettes and moved all the … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, chili, flowers, fruit, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, may, seedlings, spring, squash, tomato
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April Plans
April is a month of rapid change – after the spring equinox and the change to daylight saving time the plants benefit from longer days and Ian and I benefit from the long evenings. These allow us to tend to … Continue reading
Friendly takeover
It has happened again. After some very enthusiastic sowing sessions, our window sills are now completely covered in egg cartons, covered sandwich trays and old paper coffee cups. For the last months, I’ve been begging every colleague with a takeaway … Continue reading
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Tagged chili, GYO, lotsofpictures, march, potatoes, sowing, tomato
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Marmalade Cake
As we now have lots of marmalade in the house, I couldn’t resist to make a lovely marmalade cake at the first opportunity. I had a day off last week and we have guests this weekend so the moment has come! … Continue reading
One Fine Day.
We finally had our long-awaited dry day today, and managed to get quite a lot done. First on the agenda were some necessary repairs. The recent storms have broken two more greenhouse panes (after we just managed to replace the … Continue reading
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Tagged building, february, greenhouse, GYO, lotsofpictures, projects, winter
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Marmalade
After my blog feed virtually exploded with posts about the seasonal marmalade makings I couldn’t resist very long, and I set out to find the last Seville oranges of the 2014 season. Supermarkets hardly ever stock these tart, bitter fruits, … Continue reading
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