Tag: Smallholding
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I found a frog 🐸 some flower work and plenty of outside jobs done.
Monday 29th January 2024: First month of the year almost done we just need to get through February 😂 I started the day with a cook up, I am getting into a good routine with this and I have great freezer choices to show for it. We had roast chicken yesterday and so I wanted…
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The weather is up and down and my tooth is out!
Monday 15th January 2024: We had a beautiful warm glow sky this morning, it didn’t last long and when I stepped outside it was trying to snow. There was a good frost which is much needed but I prefer the days that warm as they go and I don’t think we are going to get…
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Sorting appointments, seeds and poly tunnel.
Monday 8th January 2024: It is a tad colder now and at least the rain has stopped. This morning a flock of long tailed tits arrived which nearly always suggests a period of cold weather looming. I spent the first couple of hours trying to sort out appointments etc, trying being the operative word as…
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Bookkeeping, wedding flowers and cosy nights.
Saturday: Ooops I forgot all week to write anything, I have had a busy week and so that is partly the reason not just bad memory 😂 I had flowers to do for a local residential home on Monday and then flowers for a small wedding on Tuesday and also I had Oscar so I…
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Winter preparations & trips out.
Monday October 30th 2023: The sun is shining this morning so that a good cue to get some washing on the go. I expect everyone else is all of a fuddle over what time of day it is exactly 😂 I had plenty of things I need to get done today as I seem to…
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Foliage, Flowers and Pumpkins 🎃
Monday 23rd October 2023: I am gearing up for future workshops and so spent a couple of hours sending out messages and payment links plus checking what I need to order. I need to make sure I have all the sundries plus enough pairs of secateurs for each session. I was under the impression it…
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Autumn is here but I am preparing for Spring 😊
Monday 18th September 2023: This month seems to be rattling past 🙄 the weather is up and down but there is definitely an autumnal nip in the air in the mornings and evenings. Last night there was a big storm, I have to say apparently because I didn’t hear it 😂 John said it lit…
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Clear outs, dried flowers and a walk in the country.
Monday 11th September 2023: A bit cooler today and def not as muggy thank goodness because I have spent 7 hours (yes you read that correctly) cleaning the kitchen 🙄 From top to bottom, every cupboard, every drawer pulled out cleaned, stuff I didn’t need thrown out and everything put back. I don’t know about…
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Hot & muggy, flower fun & everything else 😜
Monday 4th September 2023: Blooming hot today and set to be like that all week 😂 I got started early with watering, weeding, feeding, cutting etc, I haven’t had much time to do any of it and now the sun has made an appearance and is fierce so early mornings it is for the time…
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An abundance of produce, grandchildren & flowers.
Monday 28th August 2023: Bank Holiday Monday, we spent the morning working, John was cutting down stingers and mowing, always plenty of mowing to do. I did plenty of propagating either diving up plants or digging up plants that have got too big for where they are and dividing and potting them up. If done…
