Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is back from an extended stay with her boyfriend. I really hope she is pregnant. If she is, she will be due sometime between May 1st and mid-June […]
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Bee Sheds, Raspberries and New Adventures
On Sunday, after my swim, we cleaned out my bee shed. Last autumn was a bit chaotic. After trying to extract the heather honey just before leaving to go on […]
Extra Crazy
You have to have a challenge … right? … something to give a purpose to what you do? It is now January and the heroic wild swimmers (me and Alfie) […]
Planting in the Polytunnel
On Saturday I started planting in the polytunnel. I started off some broadbeans, mangtout and early peas in gutters – hopefully mice won’t climb up onto the staging to snack […]
Farro and writing angst
Not sure why it took me so long to discover farro, but I have now and it is brilliant. I needed an emergency dinner on Thursday – writing the index […]
Happy Pigs, AI and floppy ears
We have been watching the Large Blacks’ heat cycles to ascertain the best time to impregnate them with AI. We think we have a good idea now and will probably […]
Burger Buns
As part of my on-going search for a really good burger bun (the early stages of the truly momentous plan C) I made some buns using the recipe from Byron: […]
