Thanks 2013 …

So how was your Christmas? We got really spoilt. His and hers Christmas cakes from our lovely neighbour Rose. Mine by the way is the one smothered in marzipan. Yummo! Yes, Dan really hated having to wear the hat and the tinsel. Just for the photo though. It’s been raining this afternoon which has put …

My garden has been slimed!

How stunning are these clouds? I took this pic over the weekend … magic! Well my garden didn’t look like magic yesterday morning, believe me. It resembled something out of Ghostbusters. It had been slimed! On viewing my raised chilli garden my jaw dropped there appeared to be some sort of vomit on the ground. …

Preserved lemons? Yes please ..

It has been raining here on and off for the past week, which by the way is fab! The plants are loving the water from above – the grass is green again, trees are standing to attention and my garden is growing like mad! True. As for my toms and zucchini garden, well these two …

Countdown to Christmas

It is Sunday and I’m banging away on the computer. It’s The Garden Share Collective month and as per usual I always leave the important things to last! Well goes without saying that we have 2 clucky chooks. The agenda for these girls is simple. Breakfast and dinner time, carefully remove them from their nest …