There has been frost on the beach recently – a relatively rare occurence, and slightly unnerving. Instead of scrunching through the pebbles, which can be quite hard work, I was slipping about on top of them as I endeavoured to walk the dogs – the stones were stuck together by ice, with no ‘give’ at [...]
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23 JANUARY 2009
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15 JANUARY 2009
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So this is what those ‘Paperwhite’ narcissi have been up to in just a week – you can see the contrast with the picture at the end of the last post.
On a warm day they can fill our entire open-plan living area with their scent. I first saw them grown like this, on pebbles in [...]
7 JANUARY 2009
Posted in 1, Blogs, eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged insulation, paperwhite narcissi, tidiness, woodburner on January 6, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Huge excitement the other day: we woke to freezing temperatures and a fair dusting of snow. There is something extra specially magical and otherwordly to me about snow at the seaside, and as Mary and I set off for an early morning walk with the dogs (nothing like a four year old to get you [...]
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MY CURRENT BOOKS
Homemade: Gorgeous Things to Make with Love
with Ros Badger
(Collins £20).
People have been talking about the Weekend Book in messages here, so I thought I would put a cover up (click for a link to order it) - and one of my next book (written with my friend Ros Badger ) - which will be out in early May. As people who have always made things at home - Ros is a great knitter and crocheter, and I love making things from the garden, whether that's planting up pots as presents, cooking chutney and jams or festooning the house with leaves and flowers - we've collected some of what we think are our best ideas into a book of around 80 projects, all of which have all been beautifully photographed. For more on these books, and the others that I have written, and links to order them, please go to my website and click on Books.
The Wonderful Weekend Book: Reclaim Life's Simple Pleasures
(John Murray £12.99)
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