Category Archives: learning new things

excursions

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Our holiday wasn’t only about eating cake and watching the clouds. We did squeeze in a couple of excursions, to Acton Scott historic working farm, to Blists Hill Victorian Town, and to Fordall Farm, all of which I’ve wanted to … Continue reading →

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elderflower cordial

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Every year I miss elderflower time. I keep reading Fay’s post about making cordial, and when we visited last year we got to taste some of hers and it really was just marvellous, yet each year I forget until it’s … Continue reading →

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an update on the cost of food growing

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve just been outside in the rain to harvest these lovely radishes to go in my stir fry. I’m still keeping track of what I harvest and how much I spend on the garden – you can see my sums … Continue reading →

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soon

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve got so many things I want to say at the minute that I can’t bring myself to write any of them down! Do you know that feeling? Where they’re all swirling around in your head and because you can’t … Continue reading →

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sourdough bread

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

This week’s food experiment has been sourdough bread. I’ve never quite had the knack of making bread. I’ve made it a lot, but it often gets referred to as ‘speciality bread’ and is only really good for toasting or soaking … Continue reading →

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mozzarella

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

One of my goals for this year is to take more responsibility for creating my own food. Mostly this means growing fruit and vegetables in the garden, but I also want to perfect my bread-making technique, and experiment with making … Continue reading →

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get out of my garden

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Somehow this post got lost in last weekend’s busy-busy-ness. It’s not this sunshiney any more, sadly. This is my second post joining in with the Grow Write Guild, and this week the theme is ‘You’re outta here!‘ The idea this … Continue reading →

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an exciting thing

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Just look at what arrived in the post yesterday! On Boxing Day in 2008 I started a blog, Daffy’s Garden. I intended to post pictures of my garden, and imagined nobody but my mum would read it. I carried on … Continue reading →

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basket making

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

A couple of years ago I planted a willow hedge, and, predictably, it’s gotten rather out of hand. In the spirit of turning my problem (excess willow) into its own solution, I decided to have a go at basket making. … Continue reading →

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can I fix it? Yes! (well, maybe)

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve just finished a car maintenance course at WiCAT, a Sheffield project teaching women construction and technical skills that they might not ordinarily have access to. It’s a fabulous project, and I can’t believe I’ve never been on one of … Continue reading →

Posted in adventures, learning new things, make do and mend, some things about me | 5 Comments