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Tag Archives: growing
Planning (and using) my time
Oh my goodness. Where did October go? and most of November? The weeks have slipped past in a blur. But now I’m back (again), and this time I hope to manage to stay on top of things a bit better. … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Uncategorized
Tagged Coping, Diary, growing, Living, New Year, Planning, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Time, time management
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Going backwards to go forwards?
Sometimes it’s worth looking to the past to help us move forward. As I am increasingly doing in my journey with food – revisiting old ways of doing things; gradually reducing any reliance on ‘convenience’ foods; trying to ditch unnecessary … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Farming, Food, Growing, Local, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Forest, Community, Food, Friends, growing, Growing food, Learning new skills, Local food, Reflections, Simplicity, Sustainability, Traditional food methods, Transition movement, Travel
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Allotment update: September 2017
One of the things I love about working an allotment is that it really keeps you rooted in the annual cycle of life. And yes, the pun is fully intended, and very appropriate. Now, in September, as many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Frugal, Growing, Local food, Retirement, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal, Frugal food, growing, Growing food, hens, Learning new skills, Life cycles, Living, Planning, Retirement, Simplicity
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The allotment: autumn, winter, and into spring!
My goodness, I had no idea it was so long since I last wrote an allotment post (October last year, I see). In part that reflects that not much was happening there, but in fact there was a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Frugal, Growing, Local food, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Allotment sheds, Family, Food, Frugal, Frugal food, growing, Growing food, hens, Local food, upcycling, Upcycling gardening
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The Gap Year: October ‘adventure’
Another month where you might not consider what we did to be an adventure, but I do. Because we didn’t go away anywhere or do anything exotic, and yet it was both familiar and unfamiliar, and quietly entrancing. We stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Craft, Cycling, Family, Farming, Food, Frugal, Gap year, Growing, Inspirations, Local, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels
Tagged Active travel, Allotment, City Farms, Coping, Gap year, Gardening, growing, Home, Living, London, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Spitalfields, Travel, Volunteering
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‘It’s coming through a hole in the air…..’
Last year when I was in Birmingham staying at the Quaker retreat centre I took part in their evening Epilogue meetings. I mentioned it in passing when I wrote about it here. One evening we watched a YouTube video … Continue reading
The allotment: August and September
This summer was different from previous years. We were away such a lot, and despite no longer working, somehow I seemed to have far less time than usual to spend on the allotment. But it was a good way to … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Family, Food, Gap year, Growing, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal food, Gap year, growing, Growing food, Learning new skills, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Solitude, Travel
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June and July: the allotment update
There seems to be a bit of a pattern emerging here doesn’t there. That is, not keeping up with the posts. And it’s not just the posts I’ve fallen behind with – some parts of the allotment have been lacking … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Frugal, Gap year, Growing, Local, Local food, Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal food, Gardens, growing, Growing food, hens, Local food, Simplicity
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the magic jug 