The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!

Two mad gnomes and a big garden. The Veggie Gnome does the edible stuff, the Berry Gnome the berries and taties.

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Ralley

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Every year at around the end of July our road gets closed off for half a day on a Saturday morning or afternoon and we can't leave our h...
Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Froth it!

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I received a few questions regarding the frother/creamer. Here is a little tutorial. Probably more than you ever wanted to know. Fill the fr...
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Monday, 28 July 2008

Scarlet Robin

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We have at least one resident pair of Scarlet Robins at our place. They are beautiful little birds. I managed to get a picture of the m...

Brrrr.....

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Frosty mornings. Walking through the frosty grass you can hear it go 'crunch crunch crunch'. A bucket full of rain water had a lovel...
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Friday, 25 July 2008

It's a boy!

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A little shy, hence the slightly fuzzy picture. I had to use the zoom to get this picture. Mother and son. Ps.: They are our neighbours'...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Hello!

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Yes, I'm still here. Just a tad busy. Here's Cleopatra to entertain you. I'll be back shortly.
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008

A little pick-me-up

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Every afternoon we reach a point where we need a little rest from the office. That's when we have a cup of coffee or cappuccino. We have...
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Monday, 14 July 2008

Batch #2

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I made another batch of candied peel. This time I left more pith on the peel. You can see 3 lemonades in this picture. In the background is ...

Loopy with lemonade

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What do you do when your neighbours enjoy a lemonade glut? You ask for 1-2 lemonades and they give you a dozen. You ask for 1 dozen lemonade...
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Thursday, 10 July 2008

Komatsuna - Japanese Mustard Spinach

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Big, dark green leaves and thin, light green stalks. Both are very tender and delicious. Use either raw in salads or in fried rice, pasta, o...
Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Rhubarb glut

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The rhubarb is looking fantastic. I have been harvesting bunches of it since autumn (when the rain gave my plants a long awaited drink). I g...
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Monday, 7 July 2008

Today's view

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It's dark, cold, wet. The temperature is still hovering between 5 and 6 degrees (Celsius) shortly before lunchtime! We have had 42mm of ...
Thursday, 3 July 2008

Dutch Cream

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...and other potatoes. Flower Gnome harvested these potatoes a few days ago. Last night we had some of the Dutch Cream for tea. Just a drizz...
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Splash of colour

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It's stormy out there. A fierce wind is howling around the place. It's wet, cold and miserable. But look at this splash of colour! W...
Saturday, 28 June 2008

Chickpeas

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Isn't it amazing what you can grow? Here is a box of chickpeas that I sowed quite a while ago. I had never even thought of growing chick...
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