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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Eating Out of House and Home
The sun continues to shine unabated and the salad in the greenhouse grows an inch a day. So we are now into full-blown eat it or beat it mode. The different leaves are lovely to look at, and make a … Continue reading
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Tagged carmeniere, co-op, Cooking, Home, home-grown, Olive oil, Radish, Salad, somerset, tomatoes
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Hoe Hoe Hoe
The weather has finally turned drier this past few days and my father can get to do what he really finds most satisfying: hoeing. He has always said this is his most rewarding job in the garden so I have … Continue reading
Plant Therapy
Sunday I played golf first thing in the morning (7.35 start), was home in time for an excellent Azorieblue coffee, then went to school for a parents’ lunch in the boarding house before checking on the parents’ and girls’ tennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Garden, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Mayflower
I took the dog for a walk this morning and was pleased to see the Mayflower coming into bloom. The hawthorn blossoming always prompts a moment of nostalgia for me as I remember travelling home from University on the train … Continue reading
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Tagged amboise, dutch elm disease, elm, hedgerows, horse chestnut, silver birch, somerset, tree
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Shoot Em Up
Today I managed to take another leaf out of my father’s book, to follow in his footsteps, be the unwitting victim of the power of fate and to once more be filled with the horror (the horror) of the dread … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden, greenhouse, Nigella, Parsnip, planting, potatoes, Premier League, Sowing
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Sunshine on Leaf
At last we have a sunny day. After last weekend’s rain and the continuation this week, it was a relief to be able to get out in the sun on Saturday. Jim had been around the garden on the mower, … Continue reading
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