Ah, September, always one of my favourite months of the year. I say this not just because it is the auspicious month of my birth. (Actually, my birthday was a rather muted affair this year; the sproglet choosing the day to give me two full-on hour-long tantrums and my birthday cake not lovingly made by … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: September round-up
Author: Wolves in London
On the mantel: September
You may recall that our house is in a near permanent state of being done upness. (I’m pretty sure that’s the official term that all property developers / architects / interior designers use…) We have little flurries of activity here and there, but fundamentally progress is slooooow. The last few weeks, however, have been one … Continue reading On the mantel: September
Grow, forage, cook: saving seeds (and free seed envelope template)
Far be it from me to deny the joys of veg gardening (of which there are many, even in years of disappointing harvest) but I have to confess that one of my absolute favourite benefits of growing your own is the chance to get something for nothing. Yes, it is just quite possible I am … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: saving seeds (and free seed envelope template)
On writing (and blogging)…
I’m going through one of those phases where I’ve forgotten how to write. It's a phase that's not uncommon to me, as someone who has made their crust for the past 15 years with writing in one form or other (journalism / editing / communications / whatever the particularly tedious brand of writing is called … Continue reading On writing (and blogging)…
Ode to a broad bean
Oh green broad bean, oh green broad bean, you’re really rather small. Oh green broad bean, oh green broad bean, you’re hardly there at all. Oh solitary green broad bean, I still like you a lot(ty), Though you hardly bear comparison to last year’s fine borlotti. Your skin is wan, your colour’s dull, your seeds … Continue reading Ode to a broad bean
Garden moodboard: September
It's quite possible, looking at this month's moodboard, that my love for white flowers might be getting a little out-of-hand. But what white flowers they are! Along the bottom row there is a white cosmos ('Purity'), with a small daisyish flower next to it, followed by Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus, a current obsession of mine). … Continue reading Garden moodboard: September
Grow, forage, cook: a disappointing harvest
As August has bid us farewell and summer has melted into the season of mellow fruitfulness, I’ve started to feel a little bit of a fraud. It's been great to see so many of you joining in with our Grow, forage, cook series; Laura posted what we hope will be the first of many round … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: a disappointing harvest
August break 2014: the last week
So, a whole month has passed, just like that. *Clicks fingers* Much as I love participating in projects like the August break, or my monthly garden moodboards, I am often put off by the side effect of an increasing awareness of time passing. You start out thinking, oh yes, a photo a day for August, … Continue reading August break 2014: the last week
Grow forage cook: spicy plum chutney
There’s been a definite chill in the air this week and I have to keep reminding myself that, yes, it is still officially August and still officially summer. For one more week at least... I’m sure I can feel the days shortening imperceptibly each evening and my summer duvet is wrapped more tightly around me … Continue reading Grow forage cook: spicy plum chutney
August break 2014: week three
Well, another week over and another weekend reached. Tick, result, breathe... It's started to feel a bit like that as I've been battling not only toddler daytime meltdowns but toddler and baby lack-of-nighttime-sleeping this week. I just keep trying to remind myself that one day I will look back on this time and remember only … Continue reading August break 2014: week three
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