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Hot day
very hot here today - which actually got in the way a tad, of all the things I wanted to get done - as wilting was not on the list! I burn so easily that I mostly avoid the mid day sun.. perhaps I sho… more »
colour it green diary
hot day
colouritgreen wrote 1 day ago: very hot here today - which actually got in the way a tad, of all the things I wanted to get done - … more »
person powered mower
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colouritgreen wrote 2 days ago: I have mentioned a few times that we have too much lawn.. despite digging lots of it up for veg patc … more »
water collection
colouritgreen wrote 1 week ago: Now have a water butt set up for the greenhouse. Up until now, we have been collecting rainwater.. … more »
rebuild the kitchen to get free energy
colouritgreen wrote 1 week ago: I remember my mum once telling a visitor that the reason they were insulating the loft was because t … more »
no big green gathering this year
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colouritgreen wrote 1 month ago: which will be no loss to me. I am, of course, biased, narky even, due to being excluded. more on t … more »
recycled wool
colouritgreen wrote 1 month ago: I have finally undone the cardi that I bought from the charity shop. 2150g of wool - I would guess a … more »
knitting guilt
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colouritgreen wrote 2 months ago: One of my favourite hobbies is starting knitting projects. I love it.. the new yarn.. the deciding … more »
PSB,cheese and bacon quiche
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colouritgreen wrote 2 months ago: Managed to squeeze a fair bit of outdoor work in today, before the bad weather arrived. Pulled lot … more »
mend and make do
colouritgreen wrote 2 months ago: My Mum said to me recently that it was good these days that ‘mend and make do’ is back - … more »
sustainable windows
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colouritgreen wrote 2 months ago: In our on going efforts to make the house warmer, we have been looking at replacing some of the wind … more »
cider maturation
colouritgreen wrote 3 months ago: Last year was my first attempt at cider. We even made our own press (have you seen the price of th … more »
fleece scouring
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colouritgreen wrote 3 months ago: Last summer we went on a day course from the woolly shepherd on how to process your fleece. We learn … more »
welly socks
colouritgreen wrote 3 months ago: Himself was bemoaning how his socks always seemed to work themselves off his feet when wearing welli … more »
acroprops and silver linings
colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: The new look for living rooms this year is the acroprop. Stylish don’t you think? Goes so … more »
left overs
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colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: There was a woman on the radio the other day promoting her new book.. it’s a cookbook all abou … more »
radon and parsnips
colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: not a bad day, today we hit back at the evil radon. Not being able to show you a picture of radon, … more »
condition scoring a ewe
colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: Moved the sheep today, as they were so low on grass in the little field. There’s not much gr … more »
and the silence surged softly backwards
colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: happy new year. The relatives have returned home, the holidays finished, and in our house the winter … more »
a normal kitchen
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colouritgreen wrote 4 months ago: Ham trimmings are cubed and frozen, the bone boiled for hours and the stock set aside for pea soup. … more »
