Gosh what a week; countries on lock down from the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation calling it a pandemic, people being asked to work from home. I’m not naturally an anxious person so I’m not panicking, but we are preparing. We bought a few extra provisions (not much) and I chose not to go to […]
Credit: Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash You can listen to an audio version of this post here. It’s summer! And as the temperatures creep up we’re all living outdoors more, which means we’re all spending more time with lots of mini-beasties. I have a live and let live approach to most insects in my life. I’m happy […]
‘Allo, ‘allo, (said in a very poor French accent) to all my new blog followers. You’re most welcome to this little internet oasis where we cut through all the noise and greenwashing to arrive at simple, inexpensive, enjoyable ways to live more sustainably. (If the reference in my intro is completely lost on you then […]
I appreciate that I have really put the cart before the horse with this post. I really should have posted this before I wrote my other posts on growing veg but this happens when you write a blog that follows life rather than one that is planned and executed like a professional magazine. If I […]
I’m a bit late in writing this, partly because the blog got hijacked by food related posts earlier in the month, and partly because some of the late flowering plants are delayed this year, which may be explained by the dryness of July and August. In my garden some of the plants I grow for […]
