Tag: plums
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Wallpapering, knitting, birds of prey and plums
I spent much of my weekend redecorating Elizabeth’s bedroom. Never, ever put children’s wallpaper up in a child’s bedroom because the child will grow up very quickly and want something else. Five years ago we covered Elizabeth’s bedroom in flamingo wallpaper. It looked cool at the time but she’s 14 now and her interests have…
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Summer bounty
I’ve got a lovely thistle in the garden that’s blooming right now and bees love it. Isn’t this much nicer than featureless paving stones and grass? It’s supporting the bee population too. I’ve discovered another use for the bumper crop of plums we’ve got: plum crumble. This was delicious! We’re also swimming in tomatoes so…
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Plums into jam
We have a Victoria plum tree and this year it has been particularly productive so I’ve been making plum jam.
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Frogs in my garden
My father is making a very speedy recovery now and going from strength to strength which is a huge relief. This means I can start worrying about unimportant things that don’t matter like staining white sofas. Some new sofas arrived yesterday afternoon. We got rid of ours in New Zealand before the move and our rental…
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