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The better scone
I have been baking some scones for a church coffee morning. For many years I have made my scones using the traditional British method – this is the one Mary Berry uses. Basically…
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Herb garden
My herb garden is coming on apace. I did not manage to get a picture of it because it was pouring down when I was out there doing the picking – but here…
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Fruit Farm
R and I went to Cairnie’s fruit farm just outside town today. We had been going to “pick our own” but it was a very changeable day weather wise, and although the sun…
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New plan for front garden
I am really really sick of some of the garden borders. The back garden borders are full of plants, some of which are wild flowers (borderline weeds) and some of which are herbs…
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Purely by chance
R and I went off for a walk in Craigtoun Country Park near St Andrews. We were going to look at a reconstructed Dutch village that had just opened, and also at a…
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The joys of the new oven
I have been enjoying the new oven. You can set the temperature precisely using a digital display and it will heat to exactly the right level (instead of having to guess to the…
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Another hard day’s work
In the garden and kitchen. I have never expected any help in the kitchen so fair enough that I don’t get much. R is not too bad in that he puts the dishwasher…
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Mowing the lawn
Continuing my gardening activities today with our robot “Rowley”. I did most of the back lawn – it was quite a nice day but windy with a few clouds scudding about. All of…
