What’s hot & what’s not

7 August 2015

WHAT’S HOT…

• Tractors. Yes, it’s le moisson and the combines are out-

• 100% homegrown dinners.
• Fluffy chicks –

• Planning girls only holidays to the beach.

WHAT’S NOT….

• Suno’s bad foot –

• Feeling overwhelmed! Too many ideas, not enough time.
• Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Electric shocks from the fencing – ouch.

28th July 2015

WHAT’S HOT…

• Community spirit.
• Listening to the Isley Brothers singing summer breeze, reminding me that I want to plant jasmine.
• The insane granny pleasure of arranging flowers cut from the garden.
• Dresses. We don’t get much of a chance to be girly out here and so my marathon charity shopping in Ingerland has us beautifully furnished with a whole new wardrobe of pretty things to flounce around the garden in.
• Rain. The garden’s happy.

WHAT’S NOT..

• Listening to the foxes mating calls and thinking of all those hungry cubs to be.
• The extreme drop in temperature – bah, when are we going to wear those dresses ?
• Rain. Personally, I prefer a bit of sun.

21st July 2015

What’s Hot

• Cactus dahlias

• Party preparation & disco tunes.
• Cooking outdoors, eating outdoors, sleeping outdoors. OUTDOORS!
• That it was Paul that dug up the parsnips and not me – phew says Hal.
• Recuperating.

One man’s meat is another man’s poison! Thanks Karen.

What’s Not

• ‘ti ponch hangovers….. neat rum with fresh lime and raw cane sugar….and that’s all…..lots of rum.
• Clean soft hands and nails without mud underneath them – a sure sign that not enough gardening has been done this week!
• Kittens that want to play in the middle of the night.

27 October 2015

WHAT’S HOT……

• Getting back on it – 3 months since we last what’s hot, what’s notted?!
• Making a ratatouille entirely from the garden at the end of October.

• Chickens rootling in the autumn leaves

• Caravan conversions – rooms of our own

WHAT’S NOT –

• Spending 2 hours preparing spicy roast quince and then forgetting they are in the oven.

• Muddy footprints.
• Daylight saving time. How does being given an extra hour in the morning make up for losing an hour in the evening???

17th November 2015

WHAT’S HOT……..

• Wood fires
• Hot choc & whiskey…… whiskey & Ginger……whiskey…….single malt whiskey

• Winter bath thoughts
• Garden planning for 2016 😊

WHAT’S NOT….

• Winter blues
• The end of the goat milk
• Too much choice for the 2016 garden