Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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First : plant flowers for the bees and butterflies
First: When we began to develop the place I planted flowers. The flower garden is such an important part of ANY property. Especially any place that I am. I was new here so I had to do my homework and find the flowers that LOVE neglect and love to live right HERE. I had to…
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Sunday Brunch – cooking in your pajamas
Bad bugs eating my vines. Pesticide Free is such a Chore sometimes . I am whining about the threat to my wine….. Japanese Beetles but there is a way to deter them. I will tell you about that next time. For now Sunday Brunch: Breakfast Potato Cakes. (for two and a half).. I am usually…
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This morning in my nightie
I made peach jam .. wow that shot has come up very orange hasn’t it. Well they were very very bright peaches when I picked them. Kind of. And now the Peach jam. Better colour. Very yum . Six pounds of fruit. Four cups of sugar and three tablespoons of lemon juice. Do the wrinkle…
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Bees move house.
As promised here are the photos of us housing the new bees. I am learning as we go with bees but one thing for sure is that when working with them I move slowly and gently so as not to cause a ruckus. For some reason this is always accompanied by a soothing monologue. I…
The Kitchen's Garden 