Gooseberries
I hate picking gooseberries – their branches are covered with the most mean and vicious spikes. In my garden this isn’t helped by the fact that I have brambles and […]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Healthiest banana cake in the world
I went to visit my lovely friends Christine and Nathan at their allotment on Thursday. Christine can’t eat butter or sugar so I looked around for a suitable cake to […]
Little Raspberry Tarts
We have summer raspberries at the moment. We don’t have many vegetables as I was delayed planting due to the op but we have some fruit (raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries […]
Chilli and Apple Jelly
About two months ago I used the last of the stored apples and dried chillis to make another batch of Chilli and Apple jelly. I strain the juice and then […]
Exploring Turkey Chicks
We have been putting the turkey chicks outside in good weather in a dog crate for a week or so. Yesterday we decided to let them loose in a specially […]
Mangetout, Beetroot and Lettuce
After dog class on Tuesday Margo gave us all some lovely veggies from her garden, namely mangetout, beetroot and lettuce. As my mangetout got completely eaten by the evil pigeons […]
Shady Pigs
Last weekend James and some other members of pig club built the pigs some sun shelters. We don’t have many trees on our smallholding (although we are engaged in an […]
