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Goodbye Mr Heron

Goodbye Anna Maria. We’re travelling back to the UK today after a wonderful family holiday. It’s been one Read more..

Pretty Flowers

No! Matron does not do flowers! you can't eat flowers...apart from this wonderful purple sprouting broccoli PSB Read more..

Indoor sowings for a rainy day

The Winter weather in the UK has been so cold and wet that even the Daffodils don’t seem to have turned up for St Read more..

Its hot in Central America…

Shampoo Heliconia – the inflorescences really do smell of shampoo when squeezed... Greetings from the not so Exotic Read more..

February jobs in the garden

Today we’ve had a mix of all types of weather which has not been favourable to gardening. Snow, rain and sun Read more..

Golden Glow

The Only other bulb in flower is this Crocus at the front of the house. When we moved in the lawns Crocuses had Read more..

RHS Fruit & Veg Prints

I was sent a link today from the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society for those outside the UK). It was a list of things Read more..

perfect pancakes

My favourite memories of Pancake Day as a child are dotted with raisins and drizzled with golden syrup.  Pancakes for Read more..

Crocus And Air Miles

The Crocuses continue to grow on beautifully close to the house. The ones that are in the borders are not as Read more..

the way to a man’s heart

is through his stomach so they say.  Love inspired baked goods might work for some men but for my beloved a bottle of Read more..