Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
It’s been panic stations here on the pea front! All the sugar snaps, snow peas, Dutch purples and Greenfeasts came up after the first sowing. But where I’d sown my absolute favourite shelling pea, the Telephone, (however did it get such a peculiar name?)...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Glenmore House
The lazy thud of a hoof on the ground, the swish of a chestnut tail in the afternoon sun, the chatty reminder that food would be nice….these are just a few of the familiar constants, that will sadly no longer accompany my days in the garden. We’ve seen it...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
There was a lot of chat, a roaring fire, lovely laughter, intense concentration and a dozen busy pairs of hands at today’s Weaving Workshop with Harriet Goodall. Such activity requires sustenance, and our group enjoyed the best I could muster from the autumn...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking, Special Events
Deciding what to eat at any of our Workshops here can be quite a challenge! Workshop weeks have my ears pricked for every weather report, while watching the Kitchen Garden always has me on the edge of my seat! With a cold & wet day predicted for today’s...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
The very first Clementines of the season – just in time to boost our vitamin C levels for the coming winter months….and maybe this year, I’ll find the opportunity to experiment with a couple of recipes I have squirrelled away!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden, Kitchen Gardening
I must admit, I can’t exactly call this a glut! But as you can see, I’ve produced TWO sweet potatoes (and that’s two more than I’ve ever produced before!). I’m not sure why I’ve never thought to grow them, though on reflection, I...
