From the garden: Jerseys, Charlottes, Catrionas, Highland Burgundy and Edzell blues Range of varieties thanks to commenters and friends/daughters names
Highland Burgundy – skins were slightly tough, think they would be better peeled and mashed (pink mash!) but all others were absolutely delicious, texture and flavour you just can’t buy…
Hazelnut and chocolate chip cookies (based on this cookie recipe but with half spelt flour)
Living in the North of Scotland, vegan, home educating, cake eating, woodland walking... no set subject matter here really though :)
The more ancient archives are the old home ed diary starting in June 2005 and evolving on from there.
The Artists Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self - an intensely powerful and synchronistic way of clearing blocks, old psychological patterns and dysfunctions of the past. Get doing your morning pages, they're amazing!
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fabulous guide to foraging in Britain.
full version or pocket guide (both uk amazon)
amazing Russian books these: spirituality; growing; living naturally; raising children with love and respect; quite magical. Release any preconceived ideas of how life should be (or books) and create your space of love!
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A very well researched novel which, alongside Picoult's usual 'heading to a trial' plot, explores many facets of and perspectives on Asperger's Syndrome. The potential and common effects of AS on siblings is especially well documented here. As gripping and informative a book as Nineteen Minutes
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a great storehouse of food growing knowledge from Dirty Nails :)
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"Girls just wanna have... wanna have fun...", and we still are :)
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raised beds posted on August 24, 2010 
cake posted on August 29, 2010 
About posted on January 14, 2010 
the melon posted on August 30, 2010 
Scottish macaroons posted on January 24, 2010 
first ever blog post posted on June 7, 2005 
this morning posted on August 28, 2010 
old pictures posted on January 19, 2010 
Spring pics posted on March 17, 2010 
mellow posted on June 6, 2010 
