We enjoyed a fabulous roast dinner recently. Our very own 10(0) mile diet – and our own seasonings too – rosemary, thyme, garlic and mint sauce.
Category: Growing Food
July 2009 – Food List – Anyone need a pea?
Steps Towards Self-Suffiency… We've just finished watching that "The Good Life", a 1970's series about self-sufficiency in Surbiton, London. Just as many of the (literal) fruits of our labours seemed to present themselves for eating. So, if you're curious what has kept us so busy here is an alphabetical list of our food growing and status! And although…
Day 361 – May 8th 2009 – Coriander Overload…
So, you often get a heavy bulk-discount when you upgrade to larger packets of seeds. Which Duncan obviously forgot when he planted out our Coriander (Cilantro for North Americans) this year… So, this is just some of what 1200 (or whatever the germination rate is) Coriander seedlings look like. Next time, let's read the packet……
Day 352 – April 29th 2009 – The Dextervator
The Dextervator… I've taught Dexter a new word – Dig! And because dogs like visual body-language cues as well as verbal commands this is also accompanied by me demonstrating with my hands (I look like a demented hamster in a wheel). And he's great at digging! Sadly none of the photos really captures the energy of…
Day 335 – April 12th 2009 – Easter Bees!
Well, as much as I love chocolate - whether you're gnostic, plain spiritual or religious – that's not really what Easter is about. So, we decided on a different Easter gift for each other this year. Bees! Mason bees to be precise. They are small native bees – that are out and about much earlier than…