So my colleague Tina was right when she said “Isn’t 1 Sept too early to start your autumn capsule wardrobe, Gail? It might be really hot at the beginning of September?” ….. “No, I’ll just keep out a couple of short sleeved tops and it’ll be fine”. Well my dear readers, it is not fine,Continue reading “Autumn capsule wardrobe all sorted… and now it’s summer!! 😎🥵🌞🌻”
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Flowers, tennis, maybe a little football?
Hi everyone. It’s a very sporty day here in the UK with the Wimbledon Men’s singles final and then the Euro 2020 football final at Wembley later on. I’ll start off by showing you the pretty flowers in my garden and around our local estate. The stunning hydrangeas. Love these. Lavender, loved by the bees.Continue reading “Flowers, tennis, maybe a little football?”
April Showers
Today is a day of April showers in Windsor. I’m cosy in the house and the rain is pattering on the windows. I like it. The rain is also watering in the planting in the garden I did earlier. I have planted some of each of these below. The carrot and sunflower seeds were aContinue reading “April Showers”
Day trip to Winkworth Arboretum and duck curry
Hello. As my ear drums and my brain fight for a bit of space competing with the rock guitar practice going on upstairs, I’ll tell you about my day. This morning we did a few jobs at home. I did my parents’ online food shopping and gave David a hair cut. He now chooses forContinue reading “Day trip to Winkworth Arboretum and duck curry”
The first tomatoes
Hi. I am very excited to report that I can see my first two tomatoes growing in my garden (see above). It’s been a tiring day so this cheered me up. I have also harvested some lettuce for my lunch box tomorrow. The bad news from the garden is something is eating my spinach.. MyContinue reading “The first tomatoes”
The best things in life are free
Hi everyone. As I recover from the news I’ve just watched of the government’s plans for the quite drastic 4 July lockdown easing, I want to talk about free (and nearly free) stuff today. Yes, I am going to stay in my little garden sanctuary world ignoring all our new freedoms and you’ll have toContinue reading “The best things in life are free”
Sea bass tagine and rhubarb and crumble ice cream
Hi, how are you all? What’s cooking in your kitchen tonight? The other day I made this rhubarb and crumble ice cream, from the Good Housekeeping June issue. The rhubarb is made into a sweet syrup and puréed before swirling through double cream and condensed milk, with really chunky homemade sweet and buttery crumble bitsContinue reading “Sea bass tagine and rhubarb and crumble ice cream”
The Windsor Waffle 