The weather has finally turned, giving us four straight days of sunshine, light breezes, and temperatures in the low 20s (warm for north-eastern Scotland). Even better, the summery weather coincided exactly with a four-day long weekend. We’ve been extremely busy getting all the vegetables in, but we’ve also found time to find ways of keeping [...]
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Boys at work
24 May, 2009
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When I’d finished planting peas and the OH had finished weeding the broadbeans, we all moved to the front garden so the boys could plant their sunflower seeds. Each of them has two rows to plant and care for, with the Wee ‘Un choosing Elite as his variety while the Big Lad went for Little [...]
Read moreIt’s science. Really!
17 May, 2009
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The boys were having a bath. I waited until the Other Half had left the bathroom, then went in and took an empty toothpaste tube from the cupboard. I folded a piece of paper in half, then placed a good tablespoon of baking powder (sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar) along the crease.
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3 May, 2009
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Beware the Tattie Monster! Personally, I blame the photographer… the Big Lad.
Read moreFinds from the tattie field
18 April, 2009
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One of the delights of preparing fields for cultivation is the opportunity to turn up “treasure” for the boys’ collection. While there’s nothing particularly significant in this haul, it all came out of the potato field after M’s tractor had been through it. Starting from the left, we have:
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