Tag Archives: grow

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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among the snowdrops

By Lucy | Published January 30, 2010

more snow… some little bits I’ve been meaning to mention spread among the lovely signs of spring to come

Wayne Dyer’s new program: Excuses Begone! – been enjoying listening to that – he is always so motivational and uplifting.

The Bristol Dyslexia Centre has some interesting stuff on it’s site including some free educational games taken from the [...]

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flower of Scotland

By Lucy | Published October 13, 2009

Beautiful country this in many ways… feel lucky to live here. 

landed at my feet on a walk:

Reading Agnes Grey and being strongly reminded of what it was like to work in a Steiner school… off to make leek and potato soup, tis soup season… not quite this season yet but ooh… that looks good!

Montezumas Vegan Chocolate [...]

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autumn

By Lucy | Published September 23, 2009

very useful: Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe

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photos

By Lucy | Published September 14, 2009

taken over last couple of days

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summer snowballs

By Lucy | Published September 1, 2009

Luscious and ready from Charlotte’s garden, very good in soup
Then the last photos my camera took before it broke… oh the tragedy… the drama… but it makes an interesting change not photographing beautiful things, just gazing at them (hopefully not in too much of a half-witted fashion). So, appreciate these rowans:

Still enjoying the rowan [...]

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garden doings

By Lucy | Published August 10, 2009

Browsing Sutton’s seed clearance, some good bargains…(would it be totally daft to attempt goji berries here???) got quite a few of our seeds from there this year and they were very good, no disasters B&Q have got lots of trays of veg plants reduced to 50p just now – nabbed a load of cabbage [...]

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blackcurrants and tyres

By Lucy | Published July 14, 2009

got totally soaked collecting blackcurrants for the smoothie this morning – was worth it, quite delicious In that jug are borage flowers, blackcurrants, plantain and curly kale plus a fair amount of rain  - added to it were bananas, apple, brazil nuts, linseeds and red grape juice.

The tyre garden is growing well [...]

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pie and bed

By Lucy | Published July 8, 2009

Very simple – spelt pastry with onion, carrots and celery in a white sauce for filling, was very good with new tatties just pulled from garden

In the background is the ongoing construction of the first of the raised beds – were making them out of the old roof tiles and veranda wood. Very [...]

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a toolbox of lettuce

By Lucy | Published July 4, 2009

Decided I had to put a container of something here in the very hottest spot on the property – sheltered by walls to North and East, it’s a veritable sun trap. So, old toolbox found in shed, a packet of red salad bowl and one hot weeks growth later Looking the other way from [...]

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