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Tag Archives: Upcycling gardening
In the time of the virus: day 30
Garden/allotment – what a good day this has been. The rain made a wonderful difference and I was able to work on ground that was previously baked solid. My bean and pea bed is now prepared and the supports are … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Community, Craft, Do what you can with what you have, In the time of the virus, Reflections on life (and death), Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Community, Coping, Crochet, Frugal, Growing food, Reflections, repurpose, Social distancing, upcycling, Upcycling gardening
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Reuse, repurpose, upcycle: call it what you will, just do it
So much of this going on around here right now. Both of us have spurts of STO*ing, and the pile of stuff moving onwards and outwards continues to grow. We now have a basket by the front door for … Continue reading
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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My designer life
I haven’t had a sudden conversion to fashionable designer brands nor a make-over. What I want to explore here is my journey through design and my love of ‘good’ design. By which I suppose I just mean design that not … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Frugal, Inspirations, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, design, Frugal food, hygge, Permaculture, Reflections, Shed, Simplicity, upcycling, Upcycling gardening
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April and May: allotment update
Well as expected, two very busy months out there. But it is all looking very good, and despite a few fails (peas, mangetout, rows of lovely salad seedlings trashed by ??something…) I’m pleased with how its going so far. I spent … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Growing, Local food, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Community, Community Orchard, Food, Frugal food, Gardens, growing, Growing food, hens, Orchard, Simplicity, Upcycling gardening
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the magic jug 