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It was a very wet, stormy weekend. I trekked down the garden this morning, taking care on the slippy paths, for some vegs to make chicken soup. I like to make soup in my thermal cooker. It’s a favourite bit of equipment. Really, all it is is a large vacuum flask with a pan inside.Continue reading “Soup and Still Life”

It’s been too wet and windy for gardening except for gathering fallen leaves. The polytunnels and the greenhouse are refuges on days like these so a bit of work has been possible under cover. I removed the dead basil plants and weeded the garlic which are growing nicely. There are plenty of carrots, parsnips andContinue reading “Autumn Days”

Yesterday was a horrible, wet stormy day in our neck of the woods. I haven’t been able to do any gardening. I need to remove the basil from the polytunnel and do some weeding around the garlic but it was just not inviting. The garden looks a bit sadder every day but there are berriesContinue reading “A wet October”

Hello I’m Freda, the Earthy Homemaker. I have been running a home for 55 years and I’m married with a wonderful husband, son and daughter. We moved around a fair bit when we were younger and I gained a lot of experience along the way. I’ve had lots of different jobs – worked in aContinue reading “Welcome to my Blog”