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Load More...Summer 21: Blue skies, my little people, and green, growings things. I'm taking a break from social media over the summer hols - planning to be back in Sept so will see you then. Go well folks xxx
3A story-filled summer is my kind of summer! 💜💜💜 Planning trips in Scotland this year? The wonderful @roaringreads has your itinery all sorted. Check it out 👇👇👇 #ScottishBooks #ChildrensBooks #PlacesBehindTheStory
@DiscoverKelpiesWe love a story-filled summer, so we've planned outings inspired by newish Scottish books: The Siege of Caerlaverock, by @scattyscribbler, @ljlittleson's Guardians of the Wild Unicorns, and The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, by @Han_Foley... https://roaringreads.com/2021/06/29/story-inspired-sight-seeing-in-scotland-this-summer/
Tag Archives: vegetables
Potatoes
Every window and door in the house is open as I type this. Is it hot with you? I got very red in the face digging up the last of my new potatoes at the allotment. There were rumours of … Continue reading
Seed plans
Well, what I really want to know is, what are you doing about seeds this year? My favourite little Welsh seed company has been overwhelmed by orders, and due to social distancing in the seed packing sheds, can’t take any … Continue reading
Allotment Update
Okay, I think we’re all in need of an allotment update aren’t we?! Swiss Chard – middling. Growing but it’s getting a lot of attention from the pigeons. Unwanted attention from my point of view. Asparagus – good this year … Continue reading
A single spear
I hope you all had a lovely Easter and got to enjoy some of the sunshine. We headed up to Yorkshire and sweltered in our woolly jumpers, entirely unprepared for the heatwave. We had a great time but at the … Continue reading
A frosty morning
It is a beautiful frosty morning; the type that we’d get at the beginning of November in Scotland, but is a novelty here, even in January. In the still air, plumes of steam rise from the flues of hard-working household … Continue reading
Pumpkin problems
Something has been eating our pumpkins! We had a prize specimen of which we were very proud. It was getting fatter by the day and turning a fabulous golden orange. But one day it had some teeth marks in it … Continue reading
Blossom End Rot
Things have gone very wrong with our tomatoes. We’ve had tons but the majority are marked by the same brown rash. It’s called Blossom End Rot. It’s a physiological problem caused by a lack of calcium getting to the fruit. … Continue reading
Rain
Here is a little illustration I did of the greengrocers on the high street. They have a great range of local fruit and vegetables. I’m enjoying taking mealtime inspiration from the seasonal treats they have in stock. We had some … Continue reading
Inheriting
In a kind of lovely postscript to my last post, I received a brilliant email. I’ll quote a little bit of it: “…just a quick note to say we moved into your old house a month ago and adore your … Continue reading
