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Author Archives: donna
Baffling Rats
I had a bit of a rat problem last year and had to make some reagrrangements on the bird feeder front. The tree was easy game for a rat to climb so I’m now using one of those wrought iron … Continue reading
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First Snow
Well… kind of snow. It would probably have been ‘Scotch Mist’ or ‘Light Drizzle’ had the temperature been three degrees warmer. But we have a light sprinkling of powder over the landscape. It looked rather pretty as I walked into … Continue reading
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Ode to the Bird’s Cake
The bird’s cake seemed to be a hit First with Robin, then with Tit. But when the Startlings came to tea The cake was gone by count of three! It was a wonderful day in the garden for bird watching. … Continue reading
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Winter Prep
A day to tidy up the greenhouse. Overcast but not too cold. The last of the tomatoes are now ripening on the window sill and the old plants sent to the compost heap. The pepper plants look keen to carry … Continue reading
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Birds and Feeders
There are so many kinds of feeders developed for different birds’ feeding habits, many of them with squirrel baffles. All very well unless your habit in ground feeding. Then we had to stop putting food on the ground as it … Continue reading
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No more harvesting
There is an old rule that anything not harvested by Samhain (better known for Hallowe’en) should be left for the wildlife. I almost kept to it – but not quite. I still had not collected any sloes, and there was … Continue reading
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Wild Plums
I’ve picked 5lb of wild plums, three are now chutney and two are plum sauce. Also made three bottles of Fruity Brown Sauce. Still to come is a mammoth apple chutney bash.
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Productive Day
I had a chance to catch up with the Harvest work today: Transferred the elderberry wine from bucket to demijohn Five jars of Spiced Apple Butter Six jars of Beetroot and Apple chutney Picked a few Damsons which are on … Continue reading