Going, Going, Gone

And this time next year, there will be a shiny new Aldi store on the site.There have been the usual concerns about the need for another supermarket, considering that there are already six supermarkets in our local council area, including an Aldi store, all of which perform well....

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What To Sow or Plant This Month

If you live in a temperate climate like I do and you haven’t already, March is the month to sow seeds for the winter garden.Photo courtesy of Louisjos via PixabayThere is still time to plant out basil and amaranth before the weather gets too cold. It’s also the time...

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Getting to Know Me

This post has been sitting in draft form for over a year, so I thought it was time to answer the questions and post it. 1. What was the last thing you ate? Baked beans on toast. 2. Do you sleep naked? Not since I had children.3. The worst physical pain you ever been in?  Giving birth to my children, although having shingles was no party either. 4....

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Books Read in 2024

I didn’t set a target to reach for my book reading last year. I often fall short and I’m disappointed when I don’t reach my target. My final tally for books read for 2024 was twenty-one, most of them being in the mystery/crime/thriller genre that is my go to.I didn’t have a favourite this year. None of them stood out as better than another, although...

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The Vegetable Garden in June

After what was an unseasonably warm autumn, where the temperature barely dipped below 20°C, winter finally arrived and the jumpers have come out of storage. The temperature may have dipped, but the garden is growing well. I have two growing spaces, the raised garden beds...

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