Monthly Archives: April 2012

Dressing up

The drought in the South East feels a million miles away with the heavy rain we’ve had here. Between the downpours Little Owl and I crept out to collect nettle leaves for Big Dreamer’s annual batch of Nettle Beer. They’re … Continue reading

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Pace Eggs

Here are our Pace Eggs for Easter. I always plan to be more experimental with them and try lots of natural dyes but never quite manage it. Next year, next year! Little Owl had an Easter Egg hunt in the … Continue reading

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GOOD (it’s) Friday

I wasn’t sure we’d make it to Friday this week. On Tuesday Big Dreamer had a spectacular crash on a high and winding road in the snow. I’d like to say it wasn’t serious but it very much was. We … Continue reading

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Not a word!

Not a word. I don’t want to hear one single word from any of you about the snow that is currently falling over Scotland. Honestly, it’s April for goodness sake. I thought I had it covered…moles, rabbits, slugs! Our next … Continue reading

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