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Author Archives: midlifegardener
Springing Forward
March, and life is starting to rev up. January was hard and February not a lot better. Not because of the weather, although at times it seemed either too wet or too cold, or both. There just did not seem … Continue reading
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Driving us Spare
This week we have managed to get our hands on an advance copy of “Bark” the latest instalment detailing the life of Mr Long: Badger, to his peers, or the Duke of Midlife, to his vassals and many humble fans. … Continue reading
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Tagged badger, Carrot, Ginger, harry, Heir and a spare, meghan, spare
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Clearing the Litter
Winter arrived in the Midlife Garden with a vengeance in December. It reminded me that I really should have been putting everything to bed for the fallow season, while planting and prepping stuff for the early spring risers. But as … Continue reading
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Tagged chilli jam, chilli pepper, garlic, Leaf litter, mulch, mulching
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One Tomato, Two Tomato
The clocks have gone back, so maybe summer is finally over. The harvest should have been safely gathered in, although the recent warm air currents seem to suggest there is still more growing to do. I cleared two of the … Continue reading
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Tagged chillis, courgettes, garlic, passata, ratatouille, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet peas, tomatoes
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PTS Dachshund
It feels as if the weather is about to break. It is trying to. And not before time. Mr Long is about to snap, or else break us, after a week of strange encounters with other residents of the Midlife … Continue reading
Freezing in the Heatwave
When my parents were looking for a house in the second half of the 1970s, their choice was influenced, in large part, by thoughts of self-sufficiency. They bought the new house because it had been a smallholding, and they proceeded … Continue reading
Provenance
The other day Mrs B came home with a new cook book. This not an entirely unusual occurrence: we both enjoy discovering new recipes, and Mrs B owns a Bookshop. You do the Math. Home Food, is written by Olia … Continue reading
A Long Dog’s Journey into Night
So much of our lives revolve around routines. We are creatures of habit, as they say, and no creature is more habitual than Mr Long – Young Badger Boy. He gets us up at 6 a.m. every morning and was … Continue reading
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New Year, New Potatoes
Potato Day in January carries calendrical significance like a gardening equivalent of the Chinese New Year. For the Chinese, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, but how will this gardening year be named? Will it be the year of … Continue reading
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Clearing Up
January. The party season is over so we have been clearing the decks in a manner that some say the Government should. It is difficult not to sympathise with the PM. I often head into the garden with the idea … Continue reading
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