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I’ll huff and I’ll puff…
…and I’ll blow dandelion clocks all over the garden! It is sweet how Mia gathers the weeds in the garden and gives them to me as bunches of flowers. We put them in small vases in the kitchen, but they...
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a sunshiny day
The lilacs are looking good in the sunshine. Even though there’s not much in the garden at the moment, whilst we’re landscaping, it’s looking great, and smelling lovely thanks to the lilac trees. Oh,...
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hints of vintage loveliness
I saw these lovely enamel bowls hidden in a cardboard box under a table at the boot sale. I tried to remain very calm and somewhat aloof, in the hope that they wouldn’t massively overcharge me for...
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autumn sunshine
1 2 3 4 5 1 chillies from my mum’s greenhouse 2 blanket from the boot sale 3 little red bus 4 clematis 5 goji berry flowersFiled under: autumn, blogging, colour, countryside, flowers, garden,...
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15/52
“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.” Mia: watering the tulips in the lawn – she has been waiting weeks for sunny weather and a chance to use her new pink bunny watering can....
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wood green animal shelter
Over the bank holiday I visited the Wood Green animal shelter at Godmanchester, Cambridge. It is such a lovely place to spend an afternoon, visiting all of the farm animals, small pets, cats and dogs....
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open farm sunday
Today farms all over the country opened up to the general public for Open Farm Sunday. I had been wanting to visit Sandy Lane Farm since realising I missed this event last year! Sandy Lane is near...
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24/52
“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.” Mia: Checks our tiny veg patch daily for slugs and snails. A very important job that she takes quite seriously! Today she was distracted...
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tiny vegetables
Yellow courgettes and red tomatoes; ready for picking today in the garden. There are also blueberries ripening, but they just seem to be eaten straight off the plant!Filed under: countryside, family,...
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Day tripper: Oxford Botanic Garden
It is very easy to forget how many wonderful places there are to visit in Oxford. Having lived in and around the city for most of my life, I’m sure I take many of its lovely landmarks for granted....
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eating with the seasons: january
To me, it makes complete sense to eat what is growing at the moment. Lots of green leafy vegetables like this beautiful cavolo nero in the middle of winter just feels kind of right. Perfect steamed...
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eating with the seasons: march
source Goodness knows where March has gone! It is nearly the end of the month, just in time for this month’s ‘eating with the seasons’. Radishes are such a beautiful vegetable, really easy to grow, and...
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The veg patch in early autumn
In the warm early autumn there are still stripey beetroots and flowers growing in the garden veg patch. There are a few clusters of elderberries left on the tree, and a couple of blackberries hidden in...
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Pumpkin patch
A few photos from last weekend, when we visited the local pick your own pumpkin patch. After years of seeing beautiful photos on US blogs of pumpkin fields, I so wanted the pumpkin patch experience...
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An Allotment
At the end of last year I received the most exciting news…I had reached the top of the waiting list for an allotment in the village! I have been patiently waiting since 2013, and from early Feb I will...
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Catching up with the 52 Project…11/52 and 12/52
A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2015 Mia: it is so difficult to persuade her that sparkly ballet pumps are not for gardening in Joseph: he loves to play in Mia’s bedroom when...
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