In glorious record-breaking temperature it’s time for my first harvests of 2026! Today I’ll be harvesting garlic and broad beans……and I can’t wait for the first taste.
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Vivi’s Cottage Garden: First Harvests!
I haven’t tended the garden for nearly a month…and now we’re entering a heat wave (yay!) so it’s time to get a wriggle on with the jobs and a few more sowings….just about in time…..I hope!
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Now that my bookcases are built it’s time to get on with some more nesting…..and a project that has been waiting 30 years!
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I had a wonderful weekend away with my friend Kate who has just moved house. Today I’m making some bunting for her as a housewarming gift and recounting the lovely weekend including a gorgeous flea market find for me (and one for her) and some fabulous food. One of the recipes came from a book I have just borrowed from my library so I’ll be making it with you soon.
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I’ve been a bit quiet on-line for the last couple of weeks because I had a rather horrible health scare. I hope by sharing it will be reassuring and helpful for other folk.
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At last! One of the bigger jobs can be ticked off the ‘to-do’ list. The bookcases have been built….now they need painting. Plus, how I budgeted for them.
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I’ve been spinning a lot of plates for the last couple of weeks so I’m having a bit of a cleaning and sorting day……plus a catch-up about replacing my phone….and a silly injury!
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Today marks nine years since my last pay cheque! I reflect a little on how it’s gone before getting into the subject of ‘Awful April’……the annual bills that go up every year….and how I budget to manage it all.
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It’s still early in the garden year but a bit of sunshine and a lot of hope get me excited for the free food to come!
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A long, chatty catch-up today….grab a cuppa, a ball of wool….a pile of ironing. I have a mystery parcel, some consumer stuff including a caution, some books…..and a surprise ‘Easter Egg’!
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At Home: Chatty Catch-up. Mystery parcel, consumer stuff, books & surprise food.
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