Weve had a few spring-like days now, causing me to dig over some ground for the little polytunnel and clean and set up the coldframe to let the ground warm up for salad seeds. Browsing Suttons trying to decide what to plant this year – will have more room with extra raised beds… this really does feel like waking up after winter! The pond is finally unfrozen today so I expect frogly activity soon 
It’s been like this in varying thickness of ice and pattern for months:
Dance mania continues with ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary being studied :)
Books and films amany dug out to accompany this in fine home educating fashion. The Ballet Companion is a gorgeous book, it’s been to good for me to read that things have come on with problems such as eating disorders and painful pointework (ouch pouches – love them!) being dealt with much more compassionately in general. High quality vegan ballet shoes are even available As for films… oh so many, from White Nights to A Chorus Line, loving them all, also deeply appreciative of friends sharing the enthusiasm and cost of DVD purchase… Had a nice time reading over T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and then watching Cats and boring delighting others with tales of cast members I knew/was taught by or with… same goes for Billy Elliot… ah to be an old “when I was young — fill in with unbelievable sounding fact–” person – it’s great fun!!
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Lucy have you bought from Real Seeds before? I have used them for the last couple of years, their service is excellent and I love their philosophy
Just had a browse there – they look great. I do try and avoid the f1 hybrid style stuff and attempt to keep seeds off some things so they will be perfect! http://www.realseeds.co.uk/ thank you
oooh, are those amazing bright pink leg warmers I can see!? Have you got a matching wrap around cardigan?
indeed – those are Charlotte’s feet – her wrap is purple
I do have some fabulous attire also – photos may be forthcoming at some point 
Hi, as a fairly new vegan I love your blog! Could you please direct me to the recipe for the walnut cake, it looks delicious. Many thanks and looking forward to more of your great pics and words, Margaret
I didn’t follow a recipe Margaret, just experimenting! It would be similar to the sponge cake recipe which you can find here – http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/cakes.html – with a tablespoon of nocaf and about 100g of walnuts added to it
Thanks a lot Lucy. Lots of tempting recipes there!