Am writing this in our kitchen after a very traumatic 24 hours. You can still smell the trauma. Literally. More on that in a moment. Beetroot have taken over my life recently. My village of Hamsterley held its annual ’Hoppings’ event at the weekend. And for all amateur gardeners a new and potentially rewarding event…a produce show in the social club. [...]
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Blushing Beetroot
Posted in cooking, gardening, tagged beetroot on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When The Potatoes Ran Out
Posted in cooking, gardening, middle aged despair, winter, tagged comment, gardening, parsnip, pasta, potato, snow, trampoline, winter on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There comes a time when conditions become so bad – so unremittingly awful- that you have to find previously undiscovered inner strengths to help you get through it. Call it primeval, call it survival instinct, call it a circle of life kinda thing. And for a Scot, it presents the ultimate test. Two days ago [...]
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