Category Archives: friends

Peregrines

By Lucy | Published June 9, 2010

Wonderful place this, great home ed group event there a few more pics in our home education set on flickr and a short video of the squirrels below, much topical talking in background… Related posts:little catch upheron in the treeswater stone ice

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planting log, sitting, eating, stones and sea

By Lucy | Published May 15, 2010

I have just planted over 300 little leeks, lots of kale and purple sprouting brocolli seedlings, carrots, radish, garlic, basil, sunflowers and flat leaf parsley as an alternative to the madly (but wonderfully) continually self seeding curly The thinking of the planting this year is to grow things that both do well up here and that [...]

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a spot of sun

By Lucy | Published May 10, 2010

and some ballet feet pics: … gardening snowed off today… much hilarity reading P.G. Wodehouse’s Laughing Gas   See our ballet designs on t-shirts, mugs, hats and aprons! Related posts:Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutesflower powercandles, bread, pie, soup and dogs

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Spring pics

By Lucy | Published March 17, 2010

 free veg seeds from the bbc here Related posts:Culloden and Clava Cairnsfestive cheer :) October already and thoughts of chocolate

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polytunnels and taps

By Lucy | Published March 6, 2010

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 [...]

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swan lake

By Lucy | Published February 6, 2010

There were swans on the loch yesterday Had a lovely day with friends morphing into a very balletic afternoon which was great fun. It’s been wonderful rediscovering ballet being for enjoyment, rather than an eternal striving (not to mention starving) for perfection. Looked out the old class music etc. I have but it’s all on cassettes – [...]

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a casserole and a cookbook

By Lucy | Published January 12, 2010

We will have been married 20 years this year… which causes me to reflect how far weve come, how much the world has changed in that time and to note the two items above. They were given to us as a wedding present by friends who I used to babysit for and here they are still [...]

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getting a bit festive

By Lucy | Published December 11, 2009

Charlotte’s mince pies and chocolate logs made by a friend… said logs went very well with A Christmas Carol in 3D. Wonderful film, amazing having snow falling all round us like that Related posts:space and Waldorfthe sacking of deer abbeyslightly festive thoughts

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Gatekeeper

By Lucy | Published October 17, 2009

Think were going to have a quiet Halloween this year. Last years party was fantastic but am in lazy mode right now Being scared by the Gatekeeper and munching on scary chocolate and pumpkin soup will suffice… Vegan Halloween chocolate: Winnie the Witch from Montezumas and many shapes from Dietary Needs Direct and while on subject of [...]

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photos

By Lucy | Published September 14, 2009

taken over last couple of days Related posts:picnicsFindlater Castleleaping fences in the woods

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