We all need a touch of magic in our lives now and again. I’ve been feeling really fed up about the state of my garden. I’ve not had the energy to tidy it up, or even to think about what to do with it this year. But today it snowed, and suddenly I was in…
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I overslept this morning, and woke up feeling unrefreshed, my body aching from cleaning the cooker. One day I will remember that “little and often” works better for so many things. My mind was already racing with all the things I “had” to do today day. I stumbled into – and then out of –…
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The temperature – according to our rather inaccurate but highly visible outdoor thermometer – has not reached the dizzy heights of zero Celsius since last Friday. This is my first year with a greenhouse, and although initially I thought I would keep it frost free, I decided that, in the interests of long-term frugality and…
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