Pumpkin Pi

 I have achieved Pumpkin Pi. This pumpkin weighs in at 3.14 kilos. Pumpkin Pi. The variety is Galeuse d’Eysines from Real Seeds. It’s slowly developing the funny warts that this variety develops in storage. I have big plans for my Pumpkin …

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Spoonie Veg: garlic

Spoonie veg rating: 1 Garlic, my number one vegetable. I adore garlic and have been growing and saving my own for years. It’s wonderful in the kitchen, complementing so many dishes, and it is also very easy to grow. It’s …

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Driving Miss Juneberry*

Back in April, after a visit to the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, I decided I wanted to get myself an Amelanchier tree. One common name for Amelanchier is Juneberry, another being Service Tree. Here’s a reminder of what they look like …

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Blogging with ME

Last Monday I was in tears feeling like ME has taken away so much from me and made my life so small. Then two things happened during the week that turned this around and gave me much joy. On Tuesday I …

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