Cranberry and white chocolate muffins
Skimmia for Buds and Berries
<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/autumn-the-years-last-loveliest-smile/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <div class='snap_preview'> <p><a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/frozen-cob-web1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2542" title="frozen cob web" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/frozen-cob-web1.jpg?w=455&h=460" alt="" width="455" height="460" /></a><a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/ice-droplets-close-up.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2543" title="ice droplets close up" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/ice-droplets-close-up.jpg?w=455&h=287" alt="" width="455" height="287" /></a>I called time on digging at the end of November when the ground became too treacly from all the rain and the autumn sunshine had finally been chased away by the clouds. December visits to the allotment have been short and sharp: progressing from nose drippingly chilly compost drop-offs to finger numbingly speedy pickings of greens (kale, sprouts, cabbage and cavalo nero from Pat). This is the first year I’ve done any autumn preparations so it’s with a happy heart that I’m hanging my spade to gather cobwebs until the spring.</p> <p>I’d planned to share so much in this post but we’re going away for <a title="Christmas" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/christmas/">Christmas</a> this evening. So more as a reminder to myself for when I get back this is what I was going to show you …</p> <p><strong>Sowing and planting</strong> – <a title="onion sets" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/onion-sets/">onion sets</a>, broad beans, field beans, <a title="spring bulbs" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/spring-bulbs/">spring bulbs</a>, wallflowers, globe artichokes</p> <p><strong>an early christmas day</strong> with my family last week – <a href="http://www.makeitandmendit.com/2009/11/14/how-to-make-stained-glass-biscuits/" >making stained glass window biscuits</a>, <a href="http://cherrapeno.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-pudding-challenge.html" >making Nic’s Christmas Pudding truffles</a>, <a href="http://www.makeitandmendit.com/2009/11/19/how-to-make-salt-dough-christmas-decorations/" >making salt dough tree decorations</a>, <a href="http://calicoandcards.blogspot.com/2008/04/cats.html" >making Ann’s cat</a>, making pavlova for the first time</p> <p>So you can see why there’s been no time for blogging!<br /> I’ll be offline until after Christmas so all that remains is to send you<br /> <span style="color:#ff0000;">warm wishes and festive cheer for a very happy Christmas and a merry New Year. </span><a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/files/2009/12/christmas-pud-wrapped-and-ready-to-cook.jpg"><img title="christmas pud - wrapped and ready to cook" src="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/files/2009/12/christmas-pud-wrapped-and-ready-to-cook.jpg" alt="" width="455" height="474" /></a>Can’t wait until the real Christmas day to try out my pudding <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p> <p>© post title is a quote by William Cullen Bryant</p> <p>Posted in allotment <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2540/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nipitinthebud.wordpress.com&blog=8362095&post=2540&subd=nipitinthebud&ref=&feed=1" /></div> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_20467" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a20467" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a20467" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX20467X5X0XaXarticle_rater_20467Xarticle_loader_20467X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX20467X4X0XaXarticle_rater_20467Xarticle_loader_20467X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX20467X3X0XaXarticle_rater_20467Xarticle_loader_20467X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX20467X2X0XaXarticle_rater_20467Xarticle_loader_20467X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX20467X1X0XaXarticle_rater_20467Xarticle_loader_20467X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_20467" style="display: none; width: 120px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a20467">Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div></div></div></div>
