Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
This season I’ve been a bit slow off the mark fencing in new seedlings, and whilst I’m aware something’s been eating outside lettuce leaves, (annoying though it is), if its only the outside leaves, I can live with it. I assumed it was a rabbit or...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
I always think a rose out of season is worth double of those when they’re in (when we’re spoilt for choice). At this time of year, flowers are a bit thin on the ground and therefore each bloom is a treasure. So these fragile beauties are a treat indeed. ...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Oh there are such exciting times ahead….the very first pea flowers unfurled their petals last week and now many more are following in quick succession. Only for one variety however. The Purple Podded Dutch Pea is racing ahead of the pack, seemingly anxious to...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
To be honest, this really was not the year of the raspberry (at Glenmore anyway….). While spring was very hot and very dry at the optimum time for berries, the late summer and autumn proved to bring many a humid, overcast day. Until now that is! Although late...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
The very last two……which lucky duck do you think will have them for lunch on a thick slice of home made bread with philadelphia cream cheese? Oh so sad….to think its all over for another year….
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
As a rule, we don’t make much of a fuss over Sunday lunch (to be honest, we’re usually in the garden!). But as we found ourselves ‘south of the border’, with both Mother’s Day and a Wedding Anniversary to celebrate, we thought we’d...
