The husband cut 4 massive stalks off our Timperley Early on Saturday, sliced them up, put them in the slow cooker with 2 dessertspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons ground ginger and a good glug of ginger wine. 6 hours later he took it out, put it in two freezer bags and froze it ready for crumbles later th...

People that smoke in doorways letting the smoke drift in behind them
Rhubarb
Being made to grow rhubarb because the husband loves it
Being talked at instead of being talked to
Pigeons with stumpy feet

There are lots more but I am limited on time - OH I hope you are feeling better x

I've watched EG once and just wanted to throw things at the telly. Why oh why does it take 'being on the tv' to make people realise they're wasteful and extravagant? Eating overprocessed muck and rubbish and buying it all from evil supermarkets? Instead of putting what they buy every week on a table...

I don't preserve them in oil

Can I suggest hot smoking them? Fantastic flavour when put into burgers or sauces.

We hot smoked and then froze a load of ours.

"pumpkin spice" is usually 4 parts cinnamon to two parts nutmeg to one part ginger. can substitute allspice for the nutmeg (or the whole kit and kaboodle) ... i am a huge fan of cardamom + pumpkin. and pumpkin muffins (take your favorite fruit muffin or bread recipe, substitute pumpkin) a...

Waterbutt is overflowing at the moment - no danger of hosepipe bans round these parts.

We have finished removing the massive conifers that blighted our garden Dig around the stumps & roots as best you can. We then used a friends block & tackle to dislodge the stumps, then a chainsaw to hack them up. (These can be hired). The best thing for sawing through smaller roots that are...

they arrived yesterday with Eglu - safely installed in less than 20minutes. We clipped their wings and handled them before putting them in the run. We've found a friendly local supplier of food, straw and grit etc. I love them, I can't wait to get home tonight to go and say hello to the girls!! I lo...

Yes they have perches & laying areas inside. Very easy to clean.

A good point of the Eglu is that they've made chicken keeping more accessible for the majority and I'm all for that.

12 days to go

Thanks maddy I will have a looky at that.

Yes I've encountered some snobbery over getting an Eglu but I work hard, don't smoke and rarely go out so it's my vice.

My runner beans are struggling and they've just got over the wind burn from last month. The courgettes are struggling but everything in the greenhouse is looking OK if slow to grow. The spuds need digging up v soon & the cabbage & calabrese are fighting off the slugs. I'm becoming a weather ...

Supermarkets have a lot to answer for on this one but I also think that people in general don't know how to cook properly, use leftovers usefully and are using the 'short on time' excuse to cover their laziness. There's way too much prepacked stuff on offer, ready meals etc. Eating out is cheaper an...

Having got rid of 12 of the blighters to make room and light in our garden I'm not sorry.

Not in the slightest.

If I got my hands on the genius that planted ours......

Thanks allotmentkate! The Eglu & chooks are arriving in a couple of weeks. We're planning to let them out whenever we're home but at the mo am not keen on an open run because of a couple of nasty cats that have appeared in the area recently. They've already beaten up my 3 mogs and spray everywhe...

Thanks Alan

No lottery win sadly. I love the look & durability of the Eglu's over wooden houses. Also that the housing cannot be chewed through or infested.

I was checking out the Domestic Fowl trust website earlier and their houses are not much cheaper.