It's been fairly windy here over the last few days, and today while I was walking the pooch I noticed that there were quite a few small fir branches down. So, I picked some up and brought them home, then went around the garden with scissors, then got out some florists' wire, and:


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We went on a flying visit to family this weekend: my parents, lunch with my sister (and her New Man; she seems very happy), Mike's mother and brother. For the first two of those, Mike spent a lot of time muttering "It looks very Northern up here ( Read more... )

At about this time last year, Jo sliced her leg open in the woods and so prevented us from going to Ilford for partyage. A couple of days ago, Mike noticed what looked like a really nasty spot on her leg, next to the scar from the lump she had removed. The internet seemed fairly sure that it was a sebaceous cyst, so I resolved to keep an eye on it ( Read more... )

Today, I finally got around to picking some rose hips for syrup:

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Last Thursday - Country Life Christmas Show: overdose on orange and cinnamon scent, bought a few bits, thought "I could do that" about many bits, thought "I would do that" about slightly fewer ( Read more... )