Sustainable living for busy families
I’m honestly not feeling very green-fingered at the moment. The growing season has been pretty awful for me and all I have to show for it is tomato plants with blight, courgettes with powdery mildew, a handful of beans and a single cucumber. The only thing that has done well are the children’s sunflowers. I… Continue reading A Lean Year
It’s growing season. Everything is in full swing. Plants that I’ve been tending on the windowsill for months are finally going into the ground, buds are appearing and it won’t be long until I am harvesting my labours. I love it. I love watching these things grow from seed. From dormant looking objects that don’t… Continue reading A Force of Nature
I have fond childhood memories of the build up to Christmas. My siblings and I used to gather around the dining table and do Christmas-themed crafts. Ink stamps, paint, brown paper, blank cards and last year’s Christmas cards were all laid out. As we listened to festive music on the CD player we would chat… Continue reading And then the Elves quit…
