Right, last week, I made noises about a load of samples dropping through the door. And they did. I received three samples from one provider plus a large sample set from a house I am not familiar with. I was… Continue Reading
After feeling that vagueness with regard to posts, we’re on warp speed for August. I received a small lot of samples yesterday and boy do they contain food for thought. A sample set should drop early to mid next week.… Continue Reading
Happy end of July. The rain receded here by the end of last week … for a bit. I wish we could send a bit of our weather to places that are suffering in the heat. In the meantime, I… Continue Reading
So, it’s Sunday and it’s stopped raining. But it’s seriously humid. Just put the dog’s fan on. We’ve had rain on and off over the past week, with temps around 20 C / 70-ish F. The lawn is back to… Continue Reading
Our weather has cooled and we got some torrential rains last week. It’s perfect for really heady florals. I’m wondering if I’ll see tuberose in my wooden box this year. I got one blooming tuber a few years ago but… Continue Reading
I’m waiting on something that will result in a side-by-side post, but it’s not here yet. So, instead, I’m getting on the bandwagon and doing a post related to food. This arises out of a few things over the past… Continue Reading
Happy July? We’ve now in theory changed seasons. In this house we celebrated the summer solstice with ice cream from the farm shop. The dog got Dog Ice in chicken flavour. For the past few days, it’s been cool and… Continue Reading