As the days close in I now take an hour at lunchtime to spend in the garden with the ducks as mornings and evenings don’t give me the same freedom any more. We normally take the time to clear an area. Me pruning or pulling, the ducks eating the wormyContinue Reading
The blackberries are in season! The hot days of summer have ripened these hedgerow fruits. They are plump and juicy, glistening by the paths and roadways, just waiting to be collected and eaten. With basket to hand, I wander out to collect as much a I can. A Basket FullContinue Reading
I remember when I was 17 and I declared to my mother that I was going to be a vegetarian. She said of course I was, and proceeded to ignore me. She wasn’t going to go out of her way, as she put it, “for a phase” and learn howContinue Reading
I have 3 female ducks. During spring, I will average about 3 eggs per day. Now that may not seem like a lot. But you try eating almost 2 dozen eggs per week, every week, for several weeks, nay months. And, I have to say, I can get a littleContinue Reading
If you are a regular reader of my website posts, you probably know that I love re-using, recycling and not letting things go to waste. So let’s consider the humble or pesky, depending on your point of view, dandelion. When I was growing up I loved its happy yellow colour.Continue Reading
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