Its raining.

We don't like the rain. 

mushrooms and mac and cheese.

Garlicky mac and cheese topped with halloumi. It was soooooo good. 

My hyacinths are growing. And one is flowering.  

Soaking a mushroom growing kit for twelve hours.

The mushrooms growing over two weeks.

What on earth am I going to make with them?

Oh Tomatoes!

I forgot tomatoes!
I'll be growing tomatoes. I'll be focusing on cherry toms for this growing season as I don't have as much light as I'd like. CURSE YOU GIANT TREE NEXT DOOR!!
I'll have a mixture of yellows and reds.  I love yellow tomatoes!!
I'll be getting my regular sized toms from my dads garden. Yes he knows. :P

Peas!

I can't stop thinking about peas, I think I've even been dreaming about them! At this rate I'm going to have nothing but peas growing in the garden next year.
Even if its just peas and potatoes I guess that's not bad nutritionally. Man oh man I need more growing space. Somewhere that isn't shaded by that dreadful tree next door. :/

Next years veg I'm hopefully growing:
Peas,
Potatoes,
rhubarb,
raspberries,
strawberries,
broad beans,
carrots,
parsnips,
beetroot if I find space
Chard.
Chinese cabbage,
Barlotti beans.

I'm finally getting an egg a day from my two hens again. Yey! (Not sure if I mentioned I sold my Sebright rooster and hen)
I'm looking after the baby chickens over Christmas, that normally live at the school. I might get quite a few eggies for Christmas. :)

Flowers I'm hoping to grow.
Rudbeckia,
Nasturtiums,
pot marigolds,
aquilegia,
forget me nots,
Possibly some dahlias.

If space allows I'll be adding much more but its only a little garden so I'll probably struggle to fit it all in.

That time of year again.

Its that time of year again. cold, wet weather, very little day light. Depression at the wet horrible state of the garden. So I spend my time looking at gardening videos, photographs, seed packets and trying to talk the puppy out of pulling down the Christmas tree, just to have the cat pull the angel off the top of the tree when I'm detracted with the puppy.

Edit: Plus, I found out this morning that my chickens are still laying eggs but the little shits  dickens's have been eating them.

Warm rice with parsnip and squash.

I must find a better subject  matter than chicken treats.

Yet more chicken porridge.

We should be getting new chickens any day now, to keep our old girls company. Ignore the teabags. :P