a weblog with an allotment attached
24 August 2008
For the holiday weekend we are visiting friends in Nottingham. We’ve not seen them since they got married last year and I wanted to give them something nice to thank them for putting us up in their lovely home. I put together this small box of mixed produce from the garden. I’m impressed with how [...]
Filed under: Enthusings, Harvest — Clare @ 4:51 pm
18 August 2008
Anyone who knows me even slightly can tell you that I adore purple. I love it. Shoes, clothes, trinkets, bathroom - if it’s purple I’ll have it. It’s such a rich, vibrant colour and the associations with chocolate don’t hurt either. Stuck for an idea of what to get me for a gift? [...]
Filed under: Enthusings, Veg showcase — Clare @ 3:03 pm
31 May 2007
For Christmas my brother and I bought our Mum a voucher for a half day at a spa. Today she and I went to enjoy the treatments there.
One steam room session, one massage with hot stones (heartily recommended), one session of Hopi ear candles (a bit weird, but seems to have brought a [...]
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 5:46 pm
18 April 2007
Feeling a bit creaky and sore after too much digging and weeding? Wondering if you have the energy to fork over another border? Me too. Quite often I feel unfit, weak and past it when it comes to facing tasks we have down the allotment or in the garden. While I know that [...]
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 6:55 pm
11 October 2006
Remember my ice cream epiphany?
Last night we had Honey Crunchie Delight: Honey ice cream with broken up crunchies mixed in, plus swirls of honey and chocolate.
Absolutely. Best. Ever.
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 9:14 am
17 August 2006
(or, as we say in this house, there’s always room for ice cream!)
You may have noticed that chez soup we love ice cream. Any of you who read the posts from our recent holiday in Trento will have divined this from the numerous mentions of how much of the stuff we ate there. [...]
Filed under: Enthusings, Fallow — Clare @ 10:48 pm
8 March 2006
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by.
Here is a child who [...]
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 6:27 pm
17 February 2006
Alas, we will not be able to tend our plot this weekend as we will be rehearsing strenuously (no special support underwear required) with the Atavar Trio for our debut concert in a month’s time.
The weekend is going to be huge fun (and possibly slightly drunken), but we’re also at the ’starting to get a [...]
Filed under: Enthusings, Fallow — Clare @ 5:24 pm