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Peekaboo

Posted in dogs on May 31, 2011 | 8 Comments »

He’s quite a nervous pup, is our Marco. His favourite hiding place is in amongst the cotoneaster.

Garlic, Chilli & Parsley Tagliatelle

Posted in Food, Recipes on May 29, 2011 | 9 Comments »

I’m feeling a little delicate today. It was D’s sister’s Hen do yesterday. There were quad bikes, there was a salsa lesson, there were tapas and there was sangria, champagne and wine. It was fabulous but, man, am I suffering for it today. Dinner had to be simple tonight. And so it was. Taglietelle with [...]

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Broth

Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged family, food, recipes, Scottish food, soup on May 25, 2011 | 13 Comments »

So, I’m calling this “broth” partly because I love the sound of the word, and partly because that’s what this soup (or variations of it) is called where I grew up in Aberdeenshire. My family (originally from the Glasgow area) call this “homemade soup”. One could make, lets say, carrot and coriander soup from scratch [...]

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The Veggie Plots

Posted in Garden, tagged garden, raised beds, spring, vegetables. growing on May 16, 2011 | 20 Comments »

There were a few months there where I wasn’t at home very often. It’s our first year in our new home and my intention had been to build some raised beds to start growing my veggies once again. Assumed it was going to have to wait for another year until my lovely partner, D, took [...]

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