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Two tea Tuesday: peppermint lemon balm and black tea with blackcurrant leaf
Fresh peppermint and lemon balm Cover the cup while this one brews to keep in all those oils that will just evaporate off otherwise. It's a fresh, reviving, uplifting, zingy tea. It's also a cooling...
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The quiet lull
No tea today unless you count the builder style extra strong brews which have fuelled the garden clean up. Visiting relatives meant I got a few hours of dedicated gardening time. No 'one eye on the...
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New blog home
Here I am in my new blog home. Like any new move it’s all a little unfamiliar and I’m still double checking that everything has moved over. Somehow, in the process of moving, the photo quality has...
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Seasonal transitions
While spring tends to effortlessly blend into summer the transition from summer to autumn always feels clunky and jarring. The sudden jump from warmth to early morning frosts is harsh and unrepentant....
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Seasonal Living
There is much emphasis on ‘seasonal living’ in modern society. It would appear to be a way for us to desperately reconnect to the world around us, but usually what it refers to is seasonal eating. I...
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Wanted. Gardening inspiration
I’m desperate for inspiration so it’s out with the gardening books. The garden which held such promise in the spring was a disaster. Lack of time, poor planning, appalling weather and more slugs and...
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Here we go, again
Two years of neglect, two harsh winters and a cold spring have taken their toll on this garden. Overgrown, mossified, dilapidated and depressing to look at just about summed it up. My grand plans for...
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Time to create a herbal dispensary from scratch
We’re usually a healthy bunch with only the occasional sniffle and sneeze but for the last fortnight two adults and a toddler have been floored by coughs and high temperatures, something I’ve just not...
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This years plant casualties
(red thyme) While I’m still desperately waiting for spring to fully arrive in South Ayrshire its delay has bought me more time in terms of preparing the garden, planting seeds and planning what I want...
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Spring is here so it’s time for a look back on the successes and failures of last year. While focusing on failure is not always a good thing when it comes to gardening it serves as a reminder of what I...
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