December 2nd, 2011
I was in Aberdour this morning taking the dog to the vet and for the first time in ages my visit coincided with the small antique shop being open – yay! I’ve not been in there since I moved to Kinghorn and they had some lovely silver spoons in the window, so I had to pop in and rummage around.
November 4th, 2011
And not in a good way. We installed this stove ages ago but it’s hardly been used as I’ve not been in my studio to use it as we’re still renovating the ground floor of the house. We did light it earlier this year and had problems with smoke blowing back into the room. So we called the chimney guy in and replaced the cowl on the chimney with one that would create more draw and this worked perfectly.
November 3rd, 2011
We’ve been wanting to get our garden sorted for years but never really got going with it fully. When we first moved in we had to remove a thick layer of bark chippings and under that we discovered a 3″ layer of red gravel that took an age to remove and bag up – got rid of more than 40 bags on Freecycle! We then laid a square patio foundation and built a greenhouse on top of it, but the rest of the garden got neglected and we’ve been staring at mounds of mud and weeds for years! That all changed last month…
November 3rd, 2011
I’ve written a few posts over the years about my struggle to conceive and become a mum and a while ago I wrote a ‘Catching Up‘ post where I announced my first and very brief pregnancy. It was a very distressing time and I thank you for all your support and lovely messages and emails.
November 3rd, 2011
We had a lovely day out the other day, despite setting off in the pouring rain. We drove up to Perth to visit The Burning Question to look at wood burning stoves as we need one for our lounge. I recently re-designed their website so it was lovely to go up and meet them in person and get their expert advice.
August 23rd, 2011
Whenever we have ‘Bangers & Mash’ for tea I chop up a few onions and caramelise them as they’re a really great accompaniment. I recently spotted a recipe for Onion Marmalade though in my River Cottage Handbook No.2 – Preserves and this has changed the way we eat ‘Bangers & Mash’ for good.
August 17th, 2011
As you may be aware, we took on an allotment earlier this year and although we’ve not planted that mush stuff, of what we have planted, we’re getting quite a harvest from. I’ve never had success with peas before – birds have always pecked at them before they can develop and grow – but this year we’ve had an amazing bumper crop.
August 15th, 2011
Sometimes we have beautiful sunny days, sometimes we have rainy ones. Sometimes we get to see the sunshine get shrouded by mist that rolls in from the sea and covers the land…
August 12th, 2011
I’ve been away from my blog for a while now as I’ve had too much going on, so I’m going to be doing a bit of catching up over the next few days as there’s been so much I’ve wanted to blog about but just not been able to. So I’m going to backdate a few posts and if you’re interested you can step back in time with me and find out what’s been going on lately.
August 8th, 2011
I nearly stepped on this today – a poor little dead mouse, strategically placed by one of the local moggy’s at our gate – I’m convinced it’s a warning message of some sort for our dog Abee.
August 2nd, 2011
A while back I had a stab at making sourdough bread and it was quite successful at first and then the temperatures in the house plummetted and it was so hard and took so long to get any dough to rise that I gave up.
Now we have a spanking new kitchen and the house is a bit more insulated, things are on the up with regards to breadmaking.
July 30th, 2011
I’ve got my greenhouse stuffed full of tomato plants and got my very first tomato of the year today!
July 24th, 2011
I thought I’d missed the raspberries this year because of being rushed into hospital and then all the time spent recovering after my operation. I went out to my favourite spot though to see if there were any left and was amazed how many were there – nobody else had been out picking and so I managed to collect tons whilst still leaving loads for the birds.
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