Category: Vines and Wine
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How to make Celi’s Sweet Chilli Sauce
Look at those beautiful grapes, if I could make a wine that tasted just like these grapes I would be thrilled, and look at my beautiful flower, eaten by the bad bugs. But still beautiful. Thing Two asks that no-one notice the little drop of milk on his nose. He is trying so hard for…
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You can run…
But you can’t hide. On the way to pick up the honey frames that the bees had cleaned. So I could pop them in the freezer for 24 hours to kill any bugs, then wrap them and store them for the winter. I saw this. Devastation. On the lower portion of the vines. The Vidal Blanc.…
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Confusing the man
Often we forget that I am a foreigner here. Well, I don’t forget. Especially when I encounter people who do not know me. Like the optometrist yesterday. Who, with one eye on my chart said,” So did you watch any of the Olympics?” “No. I am sorry” I said. “I don’t watch television.” He looked…
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Where are my hangover sunglasses?
Visitors are great. The morning came too fast today. I hear those roosters crowing but I am not ready for work. But Daisy will be waiting in an hour. The Search and Rescue Dog fit right in without any trouble until the guineas found him and reached new heights of screeching as they followed him around…
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How to make easy Vegan Sunflower Crackers with Garlic
This was our sunrise yesterday. Though it turned out to be a calm gentle day full of gardens, food and family. The Vegan Sunflower Crackers is more of a method than a recipe. Heat your oven to 300F. Take one cup of sunflower seeds and 3 fat juicy cloves of garlic and grind well…
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