Reflections in, on and round about…with a lot of cooking on the side
I have mentioned that I have a love-hate relationship with brassicas, but I think that, at last, I'm growing up. I've had to because we grow them - a lot - and I've had to think of creative ways of dishing them up. In the last three or so months, we've had more broccoli, cauliflower and … Continue reading Getting brave with Brassicas
Although the grape harvest in our valley seems to be later this year, autumn seems to have arrived early. Along with this, we have had a wonderful experience: a pair of swallows building a nest in preparation for the spring. Jack and Jill are Greater Striped Swallows, indigenous to Africa, and they summer south of Namibia, … Continue reading Autumn – preparing for spring (and winter!)