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Are you pro-tein?

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

According to the interwebs, protein now seems to be the thing we should be eating. I don’t know how long that’s been going on because I don’t pay attention to the sort of people who are saying it, but I … Continue reading →

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I love it when a plan comes together

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

Whilst I was out risking life and limb by going to the greenhouse during the storm, I noticed that the mustards and lettuces that I sowed only five days previously were already starting to sprout. I’ve never understood why people … Continue reading →

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Cucumber seeds for next year

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

More seed saving for next season at the weekend, this time cucumbers. The process is much the same as for tomatoes: cut the fruit in half, scoop the seeds out into a jar of water and give them a day … Continue reading →

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Where did I leave my magnifying glass?

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

After doing my best to completely cripple myself when I fell over the other day, I spent a while the following day weeding around some of our tomatoes and peppers, because I can do that sitting down. My mind was … Continue reading →

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Out of the dehydrator they come…

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

The smoked peppers came out of the dehydrator after about 24 hours. They’re quite crispy 😀 For comparison, this is how they looked when they went in. If I pulverise them in the coffee grinder I wonder if that might … Continue reading →

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Storm Austen (part 3)

Posted on November 6, 2026 by james

Our first two casualties… I went out to the greenhouse to fetch a pepper to add to my lunch but failed to account for how slippery the ground was on the way back and went arse over apex rather heavily. … Continue reading →

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Storm Austen (part 2)

Posted on November 6, 2026 by james

I scooped the dough out of the bread machine post power cut, folded it a couple of times and left it in a banneton to rise, then gently tipped it onto a baking sheet and put it in a very … Continue reading →

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Storm Austen

Posted on November 6, 2026 by james

Power has just returned after another outage, this time for a couple of hours, although I’ve not had a message from National Grid to say that it’s fixed and the estimate for the repair was 8pm so I’m not trusting … Continue reading →

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Separated at birth?

Posted on November 6, 2026 by james

I wonder if anyone ever saw Aneurin Bevan and Tony Hancock in the same room?

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Well, jolly

Posted on November 6, 2026 by james

Just been to see the GP again. Honestly, I should move in. He now considers my blood pressure to be just about acceptable given the circumstances, but still a fair bit higher than he’d like it to be (he measured … Continue reading →

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