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We were lucky to inherit a greenhouse with our house when we bought it almost 7 years ago now. I love growing veggies in there through the summer and love sitting inside on a sunny spring day when it's still cold outside. Today in Aberdeen is 10C but inside the greenhouse it's 28C. Sometimes I… Continue reading The greenhouse
What a busy weekend this has been. I went into hyperdrive on Saturday and accomplished a huge number of jobs which felt good. I started the day packaging things for the post office and writing a letter. Then I dropped some used carbon dioxide cylinders off at the corner store to return to the manufacturer… Continue reading Busy weekends, crochet, step stools, greenhouse, and war
Yesterday I picked all these tomatoes at my allotment and even discovered a cucumber! This must be a first for Aberdeen: a cucumber in November. I thought my cucumber plant had died but it's a bit of jungle in the glasshouse and I didn't notice this cucumber until yesterday. I picked all the green tomatoes… Continue reading A cucumber in Scotland in November
I woke up this morning excited to start my day. As Ben would say, "Don't worry, you'll get over it", I'm sure I will. I got up and made some vegan scones with a Scottish twist by adding oats. I love oats and they're so good for you. The scones are delicious and the perfect… Continue reading Scones, tomatoes, fires, and pain relief
I miss winter. I truly do. Yes, I like watching the garden come to life in spring and the buds blossom but I love the muted lighting of winter more and feeling the cold air on my cheeks. It has been hot and dry here. It has been the driest first half of summer for… Continue reading Fed up with hot and dry
It's a lovely drizzly day today. I cycled to Newton Dee thinking I'd have the bike path all to myself but there were lots of people there - dog walkers, cyclists, and joggers. I love it when it's overcast and I don't have to squint. Squinting is annoying because it gives me wrinkles and somehow… Continue reading Inside my greenhouse
I'm so excited by all the things growing in my greenhouse. I've never had a greenhouse before but I can see what useful things they are. It's much easier to grow from seed because the greenhouse offers some protection from birds and pests. You can also control the amount of water they get. I planted… Continue reading Inside my greenhouse
I'm trying to reduce the amount of sugar I eat, partly for health reasons and partly for vanity. I'm starting to notice the wrinkles more and more and - dare I admit it, a turkey neck! - and sugar ages you. I'll never be able to give up chocolate but sugar sneaks into things that don't… Continue reading Turkey neck and gardening
We got a hedgehog house for our garden. I hope a hedgehog finds it suitable and moves in. I think it looks very inviting. That old pot next to it has been dragged with us all over the world, from city to city and country to country. I think we got it in Christchurch. My war… Continue reading A hedgehog house
I've been planting lots of seeds over the past month or so and they germinate and start to grow. But then something comes along, probably a slug, and demolishes it in one go. They don't eat the weeds. Oh no. They leave the weeds and eat the thing I want. I'm not going to be… Continue reading Can I outwit a slug?
I have a tendency to get a bit obsessed about things like cycling, crochet, playgrounds etc .... but my latest obsession is gardening. I have always loved gardening but right now I have really fallen off the wagon. This is partly because spring has arrived and also because the garden at our new house is worthy of Aberdeen's garden… Continue reading My latest obsession
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