Fearlessly Attempting

 One of my favourite experiments in the veg patch is growing something we think we don't like.  My reasoning goes that if you can taste ...

One of my very favourite moments in the veg patch is when the borlotti beans are ready to be picked. For weeks I've watched the pods gro...

 I love to grow veg in the poly tunnel and I love my garden but one part I really don't like is watering things. I forget, or my knees h...

As anyone who has ever been to our house will no doubt be aware*, I hate housework. Not just dislike, actively loathe.  I'm frequently h...

Yesterday was Canada Day. For me it's a chance to mess about making food from my childhood and think about all friends who would share t...

  What a lazy thing I've been for 6 months! Not a word written, and my principle activity has been binge-reading for days on end. No won...

It's that rare thing - a properly snowy day in England.  They are exciting days to be relished, as years can go by without them. The wil...