Monthly Archives: May 2010

Oink oink. Here come the piglet pals.

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Chris

Yesterday could have been a disaster: we not only ran out of milk but found, when we got to our local shop, that they had almost run out too. Luckily, they had a whole truckload of the stuff being unloaded … Continue reading →

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Bags of oaty goodness from Hovis

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Chris

It’s often said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but thanks to Hovis, you can at least have a free sandwich. Shana filled out a short online survey on Farcebook last week, and yesterday evening a courier’s … Continue reading →

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Summer bulbs starting to grow

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Chris

A couple of weeks ago, we planted about 200 assorted bulbs in our back border around the pyracantha bushes. As with all gardening projects, we don’t like to get our hopes up too much. If they grow, they grow, we … Continue reading →

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Siberian wallflowers add colour to weed patch

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Chris

Our weed patch/wannabe wildflower meadow now has at least two ‘proper’ plants growing in it: cornflower (which, admittedly, is described as an arable weed in some books), and a couple of beautiful deep-orange Siberian wallflowers. Both of the above were … Continue reading →

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