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Post by graceomalley on Sept 1, 2023 16:14:50 GMT
Makes my little bunch of onions look poor!😜gone of tommys tho😁
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Post by oldkeith on Sept 1, 2023 23:05:58 GMT
We enjoyed our third or fourth night of fresh raspberries for dessert at supper. These are the Autumn-fruiting ones, and are in full fruit now. They go down really nice with a drop of yogurt or custard...
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Post by gentu on Sept 2, 2023 2:38:13 GMT
Done !!! Just clean up operation to do   nice job man ... well impressed ... lovely  |
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Post by gentu on Sept 2, 2023 2:41:52 GMT
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Post by ma bungo on Sept 5, 2023 14:07:57 GMT
Perfect weather for hoeing ! 2 hrs was enough for me though , but looks like good weather for hoeing action the rest of the week so I shall spread the enjoyment out over the week More sedate activity shortly , pricking out lettuces and mizuna for the polytunnle . Too wilt inducing right now for the youngsters. |
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Post by graceomalley on Sept 5, 2023 14:57:44 GMT
Bit of weeding 1st thing here...before it got too hot.then another hour near noon!🌞 a tad warm and sweat running off my nose like a tap.so times up for today!the trucks are starting to come home.last week in their summer venue.then a few stunt shows,around the north.most should be back by oct..never seen the yard full!
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Post by givingitsomethought on Sept 9, 2023 18:01:11 GMT
Well I have been in the kitchen all day today being Mrs Beeton Made apple pie filling, sweetcorn pudding, prepped and froze carrots and sprouts, roasted carrots for dinner, did my boy veggie burgers and chips, have got mango dehydrating in the oven, the birds have had a feast of various things, I've got courgettes diced ready to make chutney tomorrow, more courgettes ready to do bread and cake tomorrow, I had fresh thyme and chives which I've frozen in ice cube trays in olive oil (which was a fiver for a big bottle in Asda a while back) and I did some mushrooms with garlic and added a jar of Ragu sauce which is much fancier than my usual 'bung in a tin of chopped tomoatoes' approach and did that with some pasta which was also from the Fareshare thing and is also fancier than the big 3 kilo bags I usually buy in Farm Foods. I also got some fancy cat food in Asda, reduced because the boxes were squashed so the cheeky cat who moved himself in has had two pouches of something he obviously liked because he spent four hours snoring on the sofa after he'd finished it Lol. |
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Post by graceomalley on Sept 10, 2023 12:24:59 GMT
Been busy doing nothing this week😊escapee chicken,she d moved in with the goats,thought we d lost her,but she was in the back of the goat house,sitting on a couple of eggs,back with her flock now after a lot of muttering!and dog,blocked up all known routes,but the chunky little sod must be a shape shifter!a head butting goat with a sore leg.more weeding,too hot to don spraying gear.today called in at a local community garden,lovely little spot,very welcoming,of course I couldn't help "doing a bit" and a few samples.think we 'll be going back
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Post by ma bungo on Sept 10, 2023 20:25:41 GMT
 We've been a bit busy lately , but we went on a road trip today , to pic up a new toy for Bumpton |
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Post by graceomalley on Sept 24, 2023 8:55:50 GMT
 Today,these little ladies joined my lone chicken.she was a bit lost since her best mate took ill.so darling daughter of mine tempted me with 2 silkies.the black one is grace(jones,it's the hair thing🙂)and ginger.they 've been separated from the original occupier,but lots of muttering going on out there.I'll give them a few days to get acquainted,then see how they get on Just realised,there's no black one in the pic!the little one that is black is a different breed,lol,I've definitely got a black one.oh well.I'll get some pics when they 're settled |
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Post by parrotandcrow on Sept 24, 2023 10:30:49 GMT
I'm trying so hard to not getting a couple of chickens, Grace. I know of some where the owner would be glad for me to take them and I'm deffo considering them.
I gave my last couple to my sister as my neighbour was threatening to poison them, but he's gone now and all the current folk in the street are lovely.
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Post by graceomalley on Sept 24, 2023 11:27:31 GMT
They 're great little friends.we both love watching their antics.our original one loves a chat at her gate😁
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Post by givingitsomethought on Sept 24, 2023 11:58:09 GMT
I'm trying so hard to not getting a couple of chickens, Grace. I know of some where the owner would be glad for me to take them and I'm deffo considering them. I gave my last couple to my sister as my neighbour was threatening to poison them, but he's gone now and all the current folk in the street are lovely. Oh my days, what is wrong with some of these neighbours!! Glad he's gone parrot, what a horrible thing to threaten to do. |
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Post by givingitsomethought on Sept 24, 2023 12:01:18 GMT
Today,these little ladies joined my lone chicken.she was a bit lost since her best mate took ill.so darling daughter of mine tempted me with 2 silkies.the black one is grace(jones,it's the hair thing🙂)and ginger.they 've been separated from the original occupier,but lots of muttering going on out there.I'll give them a few days to get acquainted,then see how they get on Just realised,there's no black one in the pic!the little one that is black is a different breed,lol,I've definitely got a black one.oh well.I'll get some pics when they 're settled They're lovely, Grace, I'm wondering if we might be able to get a couple. We've got a big garden now, a chap at the other end of the estate has a few and they just wander all over. Have you had any bother with foxes? I think I read you can get fox proof houses for them now? Can't remember. We had them when we were kids and they all had their own little personalities, one used to jump in through the bedroom window and curl up on the bed with the cat for a nap (it was a bungalow, not a robot chicken ). Lol, glad they're all settling in together. I can see a little black one in the picture? At least I think it's a chicken lol x |
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Post by graceomalley on Sept 24, 2023 14:10:44 GMT
The ginger fluffy one is one of my new ones,and a black one the same,silkies.the pic is what my daughter sent to tempt me,so the little black ones are still at the place we got them.you can get fox proof ones,but if a fox wants in,he 'll find a way,and they 're very expensive.I think the eglu brand say they 're fox proof.we hadn't had any trouble with foxes,as yet.but we have a big fence all round our yard.the ones in the main animal area are next to goats and dogs,which are both very vocal to any noise,so that's a decent deterrent.we are very remote on farm land so there s certainly foxes about.it's just something you have to live with I suppose.but it's great to see their characters.
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