MICKEY’S BLOG

 In the days before Instagram, Mickey kept a regular blog of snippets from Glenmore House.
You may enjoy looking back through them!

Mickey's Blog
Green velvet….

Green velvet….

The first of the lovage and last of the peas......make a velvety green, intoxicating soup.... It's a new recipe - well, I've been sitting on it for over a year, but the lovely chef at the Dean Street Hotel in London was kind enough to part with it when I asked...

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Summer dreaming….!

Summer dreaming….!

This quirky image conjures for me the rural version of a surfboard against a beachouse wall!  What do you think?   I was doing a bit of experimental pruning of the agaves and I just can't bring myself to part with the hugely weighty, blue/grey serrated leaves.  I...

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Hip Lilies….

Hip Lilies….

Hippeastrum or Amaryllis?  It seems conjecture over the name has been going on for centuries, but I just read a rather charming description for amaryllis which states they are "sold as ready to bloom for the holidays"!   Whichever you choose to call them, (and its...

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In the pink….

In the pink….

If I was ever to be told I could grow only one rose.....it would be a most difficult decision to make.  For me, choosing roses has been as much based upon their romantic history as their beauty, scent or growth habit.   When I first began reading about roses,...