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Category Archives: Nature
A cordial conundrum
Every time I walk past an elder tree at the moment I am reminded of how much I want to make elderflower cordial. The park near our house has a lot of elder trees. There’s one in particular which smells … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Nature, Vegetable growing
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Too many magnolias?
We took a walk through the park last week to post a Mothers’ Day card to my Mum. I used this as a good opportunity to continue B’s botanical education. He has the “dappodils” down. Apparently they’re dancing… And he’s … Continue reading
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A new garden
There were two things that made me want this house even before we viewed it. The first was its location right on top of one of my favourite parks. The second was its 80-foot garden. I figured that if we … Continue reading
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Ya lublu sobirat’ gribi
In a former life I was a linguist. I began my university career studying German and Russian. I don’t really remember a lot of Russian, but I can tell you that I like collecting mushrooms. Actually, I don’t like collecting mushrooms. … Continue reading
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Making, Baking and Raking 