Tag: homesteading

Homemade Jam

One of my favourite things about summer here is the abundance of fresh fruit we can harvest. Strawberries, plums, raspberries, currants, blackberries. They taste so good warmed by the sun...

How my garden grows

This summer is proving to be a great one for veg growing, last year nothing did very well at all. Thankfully everything seems to be flourishing… there are courgettes galore,...

Bits + Pieces

huge pile of kindling ready for the winter // strawberries fresh from the garden // three girls in a row knitting and reading by the river // chickens waiting for...

What’s for dinner?

With hens at the bottom of the garden, and various veggies growing, there is always something yummy to grab for dinner. When the cupboards are bare and I need to...

Today We…

Today Papa and I finally got around to tackling the huge pile of wood that needed clearing, sorting and chopping. The bottom half of our garden was more of a...

Garden Love

We’re lucky to have a fairly large garden, especially considering we live right in the town centre. Now the summer is here, we spend most of our days out there....