The Kitchen's Garden

March 22, 2013

These things are sent to try us

Well my laptop has finally spat the dummy (gone black – I shall call the computer man today!) without any warning, of course. Well this happens to everyone. I am surprised they have not named a syndrome for it. ‘Post computer failure stress syndrome’ or something. So I have had to move over to…

March 21, 2013

small child mobbed by wild lambies

Armed with his bottle and a layer of extra anti nibbling clothing our intrepid wee warrior climbed into the pen with the wild untamed lambies. Poor kid never stood a chance. The quads just LOVE him. And only two are bottle fed remember! Barely escaped with…

March 20, 2013

Siberian Sun

This is what we had yesterday. A dreadful siberian cold with sun and a wicked wind. Ironic considering that yesterday I said to you that I would take wind and sun over calm and cloud. So it blew a freezing gale! I still appreciated the sun though even if it was straight from Siberia. Every…

March 19, 2013

How to make dishwasher powder and Daisy: back to normal.

How to make your own dishwasher powder that works is so easy. Like the laundry powder I was dubious but this stuff is great. It is not a by product of nuclear waste so it will not take off baked on food or clean burnt pots (the best way to clean a burnt pot is…

March 18, 2013

Daisy was poorly yesterday

I heard a meteoroligist on the radio yesterday saying that we have another 15 days of this cold weather. Well, I thought. I am not sure I can wait THAT long. So yesterday I started spring without her. Opened the barn doors wide even though it was only just above freezing. …