Check out these whoppers

It’s not often I buy things from the produce section of the supermarket, and usually for very good reason. The other day there were some nicely packaged carrots – hinting at being gourmet, all scrubbed clean and presented beautifully.Β  The thing is they were all skinny and there wasn’t much to them.Β  I’ve thinned better ones out of my carrot row before and they wanted … Continue reading Check out these whoppers

So incredibly knackered…

Last night I was too tired to even lift my fingers to the keyboard.Β  I have been toiling frantically for two days solid.Β  I have sore tummy muscles from all the digging (although strangely all the chubby-too-much-cake stuff is still there – I should have a decent 6 pack for all the aching going on!) My nails are chipped and the dirt has worked its … Continue reading So incredibly knackered…

Goats love Kale.

Don’t panic, this isn’t going to be a story of dread, terror and frenzied destruction. Dawn broke this morning on to what I hope will be a perfect day as this day is special.Β  It’s not any old day – it’s the first day of spring.Β  The seasons have changed and this is the season of new life.Β  It’s the season that gardening can begin … Continue reading Goats love Kale.

My new notebook

I have bought myself a shiny new notebook.Β  I love new books. As the blank pages call out to me I always vow and declare I will use my very best handwriting and I won’t dog-ear the pages!Β  By the end – if it doesn’t get abandoned along the way, it’s usually in such a state, barely recognisable from the pristine condition it was when … Continue reading My new notebook