MY BUGS LIFE

Originally posted on Our French Oasis:
Today it’s Roddy’s turn to take over the blog, and he’s written about something completely different, but read on and I hope you enjoy it! It all started with a spider two summers ago.  Gigi came in from the garden with her hand over a plastic glass and said…

What is ready to harvest in Early June

Well I really don’t mind eating baby new potatoes, new peas , broccoli and strawberries every day of my life. At least  right now that is what I think, but ask me in a fortnight’s time when I yearn for something else. That is the beauty of growing your own vegetables. First the hours of…

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Beef Croquettes

When faced with a considerable amount of leftover Roast Beef, and when you are heartily tired of eating it cold with salad day after day, why not consider using some in that wonderfully old – fashioned way of making croquettes? These should have a wonderfully crisp exterior coating of breadcrumbs,and a soft, savoury but satisfying…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Part 2

Further to my previous offering today, and as promised, I would like you to see that all is not perfect after all in my Garden of Eden. Suffice it to say that I have probably every soil pest known to English Vegetable Growers, and harbour many of the plant diseases prevalent in this part of the world. …

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