It’s been a really busy old week, with all sorts going on. I’ve finally had to accept the fact that the whole house is urgently in need of redecorating and so I finally got stuck in to the worse room in the house, the kitchen. After a crazy few days of dogs getting tangled in …
This last week has been utterly glorious and the sun has been cracking the flags which has allowed me to get cracking on the millions of jobs needing doing in the garden. The cold Spring has left me really behind and now everything is growing at such speed I simply can’t keep up with all …
Last year was one of the wettest years on record and most of my fruit and veg was ruined. This year I’m hoping and praying for better weather, but so far there’s little sign of improvement as it’s still constantly raining or snowing and it’s freezing, and I mean perishingly cold which makes it hard …
Well, it’s that time of the year when one simply HAS to make a start and begin the big clear up! Given it’s either snowing or raining I thought I’d crack on with the greenhouse. As I walked into the greenhouse, I almost trod on this brown frog, brilliantly disguised it is! Four painful hours …
Don’t blink….you might miss my turnip crop! Drum roll please…..BEHOLD my harvest. Here are examples of my beetroot, carrot, parsnip, lettuce and onion crops! Even the slugs have turned their noses up at these offerings. I have NEVER known such a dreadful year for growing veg….NEVER! The endless rain has wreaked havok right across the U.K. The …
Every time Hubs and I have planned to go sailing on our narrowboat this year, something’s happened to prevent it. Things like the pups being neutered, individually of course, just to make it more awkward, and Sam eating indestructable bones and needing surgery, repeat flu bugs….oh, the list is endless! Last weekend, our boat trip was almost sabotaged again …
It’s easy for me to grow my own veg, salad and fruit as I have a fairly big garden. This is my veggie patch, which I’ve just turned over after harvesting my peas and lettuce. Now it’s ready to re-plant with spuds, turnips and carrots. Daughter’s friends used to think it was a double grave …
