Beetroot tarte tatin

A bit more baking for dinner this evening. Sadly not with my own beetroot, which are nowhere near ready yet.

I’ll certainly be trying it again when I do have some ready to harvest.

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“Correct” blood pressure for once

When I measured my blood pressure this morning these are the figures I got.

Sadly I can’t imagine I’ll be repeating that in a hurry.

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Raising baby ladybirds

Sadly I’m not sure if these will survive now. Whilst I was picking lettuce today I turned over one of the leaves I’d picked and discovered these.

I suspect they’re ladybird eggs. I tucked them out of the way close to where I’d picked the leaf. Let’s hope they do survive.

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No dig diary, 30th March 2026

I’ve been out collecting lettuce from the polytunnel for a salad.

It appears the cat has been indulging in a little pest control for me:

I’m surprised he’s not eaten it. Perhaps he was saving it until later. It’s buried in the compost heap now though.

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My mushroom logs are sprouting!

Not with mushrooms though 🙁

I wasn’t expecting that. Hopefully it means there’s sufficient moisture in the logs for the fungus to spread through them nicely.

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A return to the workshop, part 4

I didn’t have quite so much time at the weekend because I also had things to catch up on in the veggie plot and suchlike and therefore progress was not as great as I’d hoped. I managed to make two sets of drawers however, using only the table saw (and probably abusing it in ways that it wasn’t really intended to be used, to be fair).

But they do the job. I may make “proper” fronts for them with handles at some point, but right now just having permanent homes for tools is a big step forward.

That freed up enough space that I could make room for the next unit (or two).

I’ll get those built as soon as I can.

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Think pink!

Seen at the car sales place where my daughter bought her new car. It does rather leap out at you 😀

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They cost more than buttons…

…but the smell (and taste) is so wonderful. Used in the bakery for making chocolate cookies.

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Quiche-eaters of the world unite!

Quiche is another thing I like to bake, mostly because no-one else particularly enjoys it, so I rarely get to eat it unless I do. Today I set about making two, one quiche lorraine, and one cheese and onion.

I had a couple of small leaks in the oven once I added the fillings, but nothing major and I think they’ve worked out pretty well.

I certainly enjoyed eating them.

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A return to the workshop, part 3

Another two units done. I’ve decided that these two will have drawers in and I’ve fitted runners cut from some scrap timber.

Now I have to make the drawers.

I’m also thinking about the next couple of units, but before I can install any more, I need to move this barrel of cider somewhere else.

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