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Finished! The jumper of doom...
Here on the Isle of Man we are in a 3 week short sharp lockdown - our first since June. And I have finally finished the jumper I began back in that previous one ( Read more... ) -
Busy!
I've been neglecting this comm ( Read more... ) -
Rosehip syrup
I went foraging with a friend and we picked rose hips in a local woodland. We met a lady who was on litter patrol (she had an embroidered sweat shirt and everything!), and she told us the hips haven't swollen as much as they usually do after several dry spells, but I collected quite a few good sized ones.
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Mexican Street Corn Salad
This is my recipe for Mexican Street Corn (Salad). To make it a salad, after you grill the corn, cut it off the cob and place in a large bowl. Mix in the sauce. You can add tomatoes, green onions, whatever you like. The only thing is that you really need the cotija cheese as it makes the dish! It's really yummy ( Read more... ) -
Growing Update?
Back on the 19 May 2020 I planted seeds in our new indoor garden rig.
It now looks like this
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Adventures (and misadventures) in gardening
I wouldn't exactly say we've totally nailed it as snails had a feast on all our marigold seedlings, the zinnias collapsed and died leaving just one and the cosmos are a bit spindly but we have had some success with other plants ( Read more... )
