Potatoes chitting... After yesterday's trip to the garden centre I have now got the King Edward potatoes ready for chitting. They a...

We spent quite a long time in my favourite garden centre (Fforest Mill Swansea) and picked out the things I'd like to grow this year. I...

More rain today which is more than can be said for other areas in the UK which are now officially in drought. Let's hope the situation ...

After a mild and sunny day yesterday, the rain returned this morning and created a huge puddle by the garden wall. The frogs seem to look a...

Pear & Ginger loaf cake... Yes, it is a day after Valentine's Day but never too late to write about romance of some kind. The f...

So, after my last post I had to revisit my own observations regarding palm oil. I realised that the stuff is in many more products than I h...

Coffee walnut cake It's still freezing here! To warm us up we have been having steaming mugs of tea and homemade coffee & walnu...

An update from the pond (given the title of my blog): The pond has been frozen over for the last few days but we have been able to spot the ...

For a lot of people living and working in cities like London the day starts with a takeaway "designer" coffee and lunch could be s...

I love the smell of fre sh bread! It reminds me of spending time in my uncle's bakery as a child when I was allowed to choose from the ...