Category Archives: recipe

thinking ahead – special seasonal tipples

Posted on August 16, 2020 by smallPaws

The end of summer approaches.  I’ll be back to work soon – which surely will be a shock to the system.  What?  No outdoor time for six hours a day?  Oh my!  It’s going to be something else this year, … Continue reading →

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feeling plummy

Posted on August 6, 2020 by smallPaws

It’s plum harvesting season on the plots.  We don’t have a tree on our plot, but many others do. Earlier this summer we harvested greengage plums from the bottom plot we’ve been keeping an eye on for the nice couple … Continue reading →

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forward thinking: garlic & gooseberries

Posted on May 30, 2020 by smallPaws

There are two impending harvests that loom on the horizon: our Germidor soft-necked and Giant Garlic, and also the gooseberries. The garlic bed is sorely needed as a growing space, and we stopped watering that patch a week ago.  Even … Continue reading →

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ready… steady…. Jam!

Posted on May 30, 2020 by smallPaws

It’s ‘On Your Marks!’ season in the gardens, that much is for sure.  Everything’s exploding and the growing shed is near enough empty…  The sole survivors in there are the seeded Thai basil, now ready to be potted-up-and-out, a tray … Continue reading →

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overnight magic

Posted on May 27, 2020 by smallPaws

Another hot, dry day in London.  The drought continues and no rain in sight for days.  CNN reported it was 26°C in London today, but when we arrived it felt more like 34°C ; I had trickles of sweat running … Continue reading →

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back patch veg beds – a progress report

Posted on May 26, 2020 by smallPaws

At the end of last week I slipped out of the flat early in the morning to get a head start on a general tidy and overall assessment of the state of play in the back patch vegetable patch. This … Continue reading →

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Lemon Verbena – Tweaked

Posted on May 31, 2018 by smallPaws

So there we were, walking back from an evening meal out at a local cafe.  Ambling along hand in hand, and then got to dawdling along the railway path – the last stretch back to the flat – and stopped … Continue reading →

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