Worms ‘r’ us
Hurray, my new wormery has just arrived! I decided to get a wormery for my flat after reading the numerous articles about the negative effects of organic waste going to landfill. Hopefully my worms will be busy workers and eliminate my need to put vegetable peel, egg shells etc into the normal bin.
For those that [...]
Pedal Power
I cycled to Trinity Buoy Wharf for the first time today, accompanied by Joelle and on a loaned bike (thanks Dad!). The route is relatively straight forward compared to most journeys in London; canals and clearly marked cycle lanes most of the way. But it has been a while since I was last on a [...]
Read moreTomato joy
We are very proud tomato plant owners today. The constant attention (watering and a few words of encouragement) has resulted in a plump, juicy red tomato. Joelle and I split the first offering between us and it was lovely and sweet.
There are a number of other tomatoes ready to ripen on the plant, we [...]
Big pig!
I went to Hackney City Farm yesterday, I have been before but not on such a lovely sunny day, we had a great time looking at all the animals. But the most impressive resident was Bella, a GINOURMOUS saddleback pig, I was genuinely shocked at her vastness! I highly recommend visiting Bella and her farmyard [...]
Read moreBasil?
Alas, the Seventeen chili growing competition has come to an abrupt end. There are still two plants hanging on in there, but with a combined leaf total of one, it doesn’t look like they’ll last much longer.
So to keep our green fingers busy, we’re starting a new basil growing contest. Possibly with a pesto [...]
Fun frolics for free!
It was my birthday at the weekend, and what a great one! The weather was fantastic, which meant my plans to meet on London Fields and frolic were fulfilled.
I hope the weather holds out next weekend as there are lots of fun, free events happening in London e.g. Paradise Gardens in Victoria Park and [...]
Minty ice cream dream
All this hot weather will be playing havoc with my waist line as I seem to have developed an addiction to mint feast ice creams, so much so I have written a little poem:
So understated, so underrated, the humble mint feast ice cream
Its crunchy shell, minty ice and chocolate middle are cool summer dream
Okay, so [...]
Vegan wine
So it’s now February and my vegan resolution is still going strong. I’m not completely virtuous though, and have already fallen off the booze wagon with a few glasses of post event champagne. Worryingly, some wines and champagne are not vegan due to animal products being used in the production. Bits of fish, shellfish or [...]
Read moreTweetering
It’s the 30th annual Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. It’s a giant bird survey which provides the RSPB with information about what birds are in British gardens – unsurprisingly the blackbird currently tops the list. The results help the RSPB prioritise their conservation work and focus on birds with depleting numbers (house sparrows, starlings and [...]
Read moreThe Vegan Monologues
There’s been a bit of a backlash towards new years resolutions this year, but in my view Jan 1st is the perfect time to start afresh and take up / give up whatever’s been bugging you over recent months. For me it’s been a persistent mooing from those poor male calves who are slaughtered at [...]
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