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Pancake day, potatoes and potting on

Pancake day, potatoes and potting on
Pancake day, or Shrove Tuesday, is embedded in UK cultural and culinary tradition. For me it’s an interesting blend of my Canadian and English roots – the pancakes I make are definitely more in the… View Post
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11 February 2023 – signs of life

11 February 2023 – signs of life
What a joy to see the first of my seeds germinating. The onions were eager to get going, tiny little white and green strands unfurling before my eyes, and now four of the tomato ‘Heinz’… View Post
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Foggy, frosty tree following

Foggy, frosty tree following
This morning the world was nearly white. The air and sky turned cloudy with fog, and the ground and grass dusted with icing sugar frost. The perfect day then to capture the winter silhouettes of… View Post
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The weekend roundup

The weekend roundup
This weekend yielded much more gardening opportunity than I expected. Saturday we were out for the day with friends, mostly outside, and there was definitely a nip in the air! Sunday was a day for… View Post
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Worms, a warmer day and pie

Worms, a warmer day and pie
Today the sun shone, and by happy coincidence I had a day off at home with my daughter. I showed her my allotment journal and she was so interested. It never takes much to get… View Post