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Tag Archives: spring
…the constant gardeners…
…we have spent the last few blazingly warm days turning our little unloved and desperately tangled garden into a little paradise. Slightly burnt and ever so tired we have cleared and pruned, raked and sewn, with our efforts culminating in … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, gardening, puppy, runner bean canes, spring, strawberries, summer, tomatoes, vegetable patch
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…chips in the parlour, cider in the castle, and piglets on the farm…
…last Saturday dawned bright and clear, and full of springtime optimism we headed to Ludlow Castle with several excited children in tow. It was marvellous, however the sun soon disappeared from the stony ramparts and a fine drizzle dampened our enthusiasm … Continue reading
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Tagged Acton Scott Museum, animals, ducks, Fish and Chips, lambs, Leintwardine, Ludlow, ludlow castle, Piglets, spring, The Ludlow Food Centre, The Sun Inn, Victorian
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…Spring…lambs…and a spring lamb supper….
…the last few days have been typically spring-like, with the strong sunshine making my skin feel burnt, to snowfall the following morning. Our Spring Equinox is fast approaching and the first lambs can been seen dancing and prancing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged collie dog, ewes, farms, Herefordshire, Hugh Fernley Whittingstall recipe, Kate Humble, lamb shank, lambs, Nigel Slater recipe, pet lamb, recipe, sheep, spring
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…wild guinea fowl, fowlish hard work, magic mushrooms, and not much else…
…a balmy spring walk with my boy, my brother and his girl, led us not only to a carpet of snowdrops interspersed with rather magical and terrifying fungi… …but also to a rasp of wild guinea fowl. At first I … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, chicken coop, chickens, fungi, mushrooms, nature, news, pheasants, smallholding, snowdrops, spring, wild guinea fowl
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…London town, snowdrops, and my first ever marmalade…
…the beautiful snow that has shrouded our home for what seems like an eternity has finally melted away, the only memories being some photos and quick little watercolours… …I’m finding it somewhat hard being so far away from London at … Continue reading
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Tagged Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, illustration, marmalade, recipe, River Cottage, seville oranges, sketch, snow, snowdrops, spring
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…my New Year and all its resolutions…
…for me, the optimism and hopes for the year ahead mean the 1st of January is a day of promise, excitement, cleanliness. I suddenly rush to take down the decorations, discard left over chocolates, clear the larder, start again. There … Continue reading
