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Archive of entries posted on October 2014

Let’s hear it for wonky veg

Posted by Richard on 17 October 2014, 2:22 pm

Why should your carrots all look the same shape or colour? I grew purple carrots last year and they tasted just fine but I still prefer the orange ones for some reason… Whatever the colour they never grow as straight as you see them in the shops Why should a parsnip be straight and pointy? …

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New neighbours soon?

Posted by Richard on 16 October 2014, 6:15 pm

Having been given a very nice nest box some weeks ago, the local owl population have made quite a fuss lately because I hadn’t got around to putting it up. This was finally done last weekend and the results look quite good. A suitable tree was picked out which wasn’t too close to the buildings and …

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Where did September go?

Posted by Richard on 2 October 2014, 7:42 pm

Almost without my noticing, the time has just shot by with no blog updates for quite some time. The various demands of the day job and the associated travel have become more of a priority. On top of that, more time is needed to process the pork from our pigs into bacon and sausage then …

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