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Monthly Archives: May 2017

Pea and New Potato Pasta

May 31, 2017by Claire Leave a comment

I did some furtling yesterday among the potatoes in the poly tunnel and came up with three lovely new potatoes. I also managed to collect enough peas for a meal. […]

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gardening, recipes

My Mum, My Milk

May 30, 2017by Claire Leave a comment

This is the look that Baby Pop (aka Soda Pop) gives me when I try and milk Iggy Pop. After a dramatic success when I managed to milk a whole […]

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Animals, shepherding

Farrowing

May 28, 2017by Claire 2 Comments

We’re certain that number 1 is pregnant – well as certain as people who know next to nothing about pregnant pigs can be. Really I won’t fully believe she is […]

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Animals

Kohlrabi, Kale and Radish Coleslaw

May 27, 2017by Claire 1 Comment

The kohlrabi and radishes are doing well in the polytunnel and as we have no carrots or cabbages yet I used them – with a little cavolo nero – to […]

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recipes

Four Seasons in One Day

May 24, 2017by Claire 9 Comments

Yesterday I was an academic, beekeeper, shepherd and chicken fancier – I just love that last term! My day mainly consisted of marking final year essays and dissertations, some were […]

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Animals, Bees, My other life, shepherding

Sarajevo

May 22, 2017by Claire 12 Comments

The week before last and over the weekend I was in Sarajevo for work. I was involved with a workshop at the Faculty of Islamic Theology at Sarajevo University working […]

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My other life

Dreams Fulfilled

May 21, 2017by Claire 10 Comments

My current breakfast of choice: strawberries from the polytunnel of dreams, homemade, raw, goat’s milk yoghurt (courtesy of Iggy Pop) and some of our honey from last year. Seriously, I […]

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Animals, Bees, gardening

Milk

May 16, 2017by Claire 4 Comments

I got back  very very late on Sunday night from Sarajevo (more on that later). But the first thing I did on Monday morning, even before breakfast, was go and […]

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Animals, shepherding

Iggy Pop Popped

May 10, 2017by Claire 14 Comments

Of course, she waited until just after I left before having her baby. I left this morning to go to London for an ultrasound and to stay the night at […]

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Animals, shepherding

The Polytunnel is Nearly Full

May 9, 2017by Claire 18 Comments

While it’s not always sunny outside, it is always lovely in the polytunnel of dreams. I think I have already nearly filled it up – squeak – I might need […]

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