We’ve had an unusual cold snap. Outside it was 11degC (it had gotten down to 2degC overnight) and frigid rain was falling. It isn’t autumn or winter here. I found myself making Christmas decorations with the fire going and listening to ‘White Christmas’, 10 days out from the first month of Summer, and I thought, … More A White Christmas?
It is hard to write a blog post about the garden at the moment without using the ‘s’ word and the ‘b’ word: slow and behind. I’m still playing catch-up in a busy season. Who needs to fold washing when you can have a self-serve for the family on the couch? It also seems to … More Juggling in And Out of The Garden
Things have been plodding along slowly here while I’ve been recovering, but I’m doing a lot better now. Naturally, at least one chicken had to come up with some sort of illness too. Annie developed bumblefoot , then Pickle got in a pickle. She was looking sorry for herself and when she turned around I … More Pickle Gets in a Pickle But There Aren’t Any Pickles in The Garden Yet
So much has been going on here lately, despite the sickness. Spring is always a time of new things. There are many new vegetable seedlings growing in trays and pots, a little too many of some things. I didn’t get the mini greenhouse made over winter so the seedlings are taking over the house at … More When One Door Opens, Sometimes Other Doors Open Too
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