Tag Archives: Starter

A thief in the garden!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by lardersaga

Curiously our home in the country is lovingly  known as ‘Blackberry Farm’, but I challenge anyone to find a blackberry on the land. We have wild, wild hedgerows laden with sloes, elder and a host of unknown berries, we have ancient … Continue reading →

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A simple starter in September!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by lardersaga

A new term, a new nursery and hopefully a host of new friends. Having dropped the ‘blue one’ off, I couldn’t face letting go of the ‘pink one’ – she was less impressed, for no longer is she still a … Continue reading →

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Precipitation, procrastination, inspiration

Posted on July 19, 2012 by lardersaga

Uh oh our joke summer is having the last laugh, but as I tap away I smugly know that spoilingly we are escaping the rain dappled windows to the sun-baked earth of Southern Italy in a few weeks time. My … Continue reading →

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‘Give Peas a Chance’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by lardersaga

Ooh – I wish the ‘Pink’ one would heed these wise words (the ‘peace’ bit’), endless sleepless nights seem to have enveloped the ‘little people’. The ‘Pink’ one probably has the best excuse of all, poor little egg has got … Continue reading →

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A salad from the garden

Posted on June 27, 2012 by lardersaga

This is optimistically named because though all these vegetables have been planted in my  garden it assumes they are growing and ready to eat – neither of which is entirely true. Slugs are the real evil at the moment and … Continue reading →

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