Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
But how out of sync we are! Not yet the end of July and the first apple blossom has unfurled its utterly charming & simple five petals. This heralds an early start to spring, though I’m sure we’ll be in for a setback or two. We have our skates on...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
enough to keep us going for weeks ahead! There are some great beauties amongst them, big enough to mash, but the most prolific by far are the King Edwards – oh lucky me, as they’re my favourites with their pink speckled skins. The only negative to report...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Garden fennel and segments of those old-fashioned mandarins! OK, so the pips are a bit irritating, but do we really care? The fruit is from a very old tree that once sat in an awkward position. We couldn’t bring ourselves to lose it completely, and so moved...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
Well…..the market on Saturday morning was great fun, if freeeeeezing! (Talk about wind-chill factor!). My mountain of Jerusalem artichokes along with Alex Herbert’s recipes disappeared quickly, as well as bunches of rosemary, branches of mandarins, and...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
How exciting….the enamel shipment arrived late yesterday afternoon! Blue-rimmed white basins are back in stock – I find them to be SO useful in the Kitchen Garden where a portable basin of water on hand is a valuable piece of equipment, while tall...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
Oh joy! I’ve been waiting for months for these to arrive! And now I have simply stacks of them…the verandah table is groaning under their weight! Terracotta pots, although new, look old & weathered, and are in divine shapes that will look splendid...
