After our trip to the library, we went for a walk by the river, and a picnic lunch. Really beautiful at the moment, and this time of year brings a clarity to the light.
We came across a tree on the bank that we did not recognise, with balls of seeds decorating it. Later, consulting our [...]
Archive for February, 2008
sunny education
Posted in books, home education, tagged trees on 13 February 2008 | No Comments »
blue tongue area widened.
Posted in livestock, self-sufficiency, tagged blue tongue, DEFRA, sheep on 13 February 2008 | No Comments »
Defra seems to have its act together these days, and leaves automated messages on my answerphone about livestock restrictions etc. very handy
The blue tongue disease is spreading, and the restriction and surveilence zones have been extended. Boo
hazelnuts and apples
Posted in grow your own food, recipes, self-sufficiency, wild foods, tagged apples, fruit, nuts on 12 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
some last ofs. Himself cracked the last of the hazelnuts we harvested last Autumn, roasted them, and made the last batch of hazelnut chocolate chip cookies. Shall miss them, but this is seasonal eating I guess. We didn’t do anything fancy to store them, they have just been lurking in a bowl with the nutcracker.
Also [...]
flower gardening
Posted in grow your own food, house and home, tagged flowers, gardening, herbs on 11 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
yay the days are getting longer and today I found a bit of time available after home ed things, and did a bit of weeding and clearing up.
The flowers forcing their way up through the dead leaves and stalks of last years plants made me feel guilty (actually, I always feel guilty spending time on flowers [...]
more weekend
Posted in grow your own food, self-sufficiency, tagged cats, seeds, sowing, vegetables on 10 February 2008 | No Comments »
Woke up this morning with a start. I think my subconscious had been working on why we had not seen Ebb, our cat all of last night. It’s not that unusual, him being a prolific hunter, but suddenly I remembered seeing him the greenhouse yesterday evening.. himself grumbled his way into a dressing gown and went [...]
half a weekend
Posted in grow your own food, livestock, make it yourself, self-sufficiency, tagged chickens, sheep on 9 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Busy weekend already, and only half way through.
Gloriously sunny day.. actually warm! Moved the ewes into the little field. They were so excited they jumped and gambolled like lambs.. I wish they wouldn’t - they are sposed to be pregnant… and the word ‘prolapse’ springs to mind. The grass is definitely starting to grow again, [...]
spinning wheel and drum carder
Posted in make it yourself, tagged carding, spinning, wool on 8 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
yes, new toys.
The recognised way to learn to spin is to join a group.. usually a guild even, and be shown by experienced spinners how to prepare the fleece and go on to spin, to have a go at different wheels, and then eventually make your choice.
So we did the obvious thing, did not join [...]
brown egg
Posted in general wittering, grow your own food, livestock, self-sufficiency, tagged eggs, lent on 7 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now one of our copper headed maran chickens has come into lay, giving us a lovely dark brown egg, which contrasts beautifully with the white egg we get daily from our buff leghorn.
I had a suspicion that she might be coming into lay soon, as her comb had darkened up and started to grow. So [...]
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