First I was bitten by the pumpkin competition bug, now I am smitten with a pumpkin. The mini pumpkin Wee Be Little not only provided me with an award-winning pumpkin, it tastes AWESOME! I just want to keep eating it… Before this, I’d only really had the blue-skinned Crown pumpkins or the pale, insipid, butternut-type … More Smitten by a Pumpkin
Mr Bingley has finally returned. I want to say returned to Netherfield, and I even pondered changing the name of the pen to Netherfield Park, but let’s just leave it as The Cedar Pen for now. Mr Bingley was in chicken hospital in the garage recovering from sour crop. He didn’t have it as bad … More Mr Bingley Returns
Look what arrived in the post yesterday! This box holds the potential for an exciting crop of mushrooms. I love mushrooms. I’ve been wanting one of these for a while, but didn’t want to fork out for one. This one, however, was freeeeee!!! I won it for being quick to complete my recent seed order. Yes, … More Growing Something a Little Different
I finished knitting the baby bear beanie for The Little Sister’s incoming walnut. Then I forgot to take photos of it before I gave it to her. Never mind! I have an in-progress photo. That will have to do for now. The yarn was very soft but very hard to knit with as it didn’t … More Small Knitted Things
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