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  • Yummy Honey!

     Today was the day…..we received the field rent for the two bee hives situated in the fruit garden. They paid us well in jars full of wonderfully golden, sweet runny honey! I can’t tell you how many jars we have because, as I write, the honey is still dripping through the sieve. Soon it will […]

  • Wat..er Summer

    Wat..er Summer!!  I love summer, but I have to confess that this summer has been rather disappointing 🙁  I hate to complain, but there are good summers, poor summers and then there was this summer! I haven’t seen the statistics, but surely they must confirm that the number of sunshine hours for the past three […]

  • The West Wales Food Festival 2012

      May usually means just one thing to both Aimee my eldest daughter and I….The West Wales Food Festival! Other months conjure up images of other events and locations, but May has to be the glorious setting of the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, home and birth place of one of West Wales’ great food […]

  • Buzzing with Excitement

    Buzzing with Excitement One of the most exciting days of the year is when the bees venture out for the first time. For most, it’s probably of very little significance, but for the beekeeper it gives such a sense of relief that the bees have made it through the winter months. For a variety of […]

  • Flower Power!

    I just love flowers, and looking back at these wonderful cheerful flowers from last spring, it’s hardly surprising! I’m not into spending a fortune on them either…they’re mostly gifts, reduced or home grown! These beautiful pink roses were a gift from friends, and lived for a full three weeks on my kitchen windowsill, hard to […]

  • Brighton Here We Come!!

    I’ve been neglecting my blog recently and it really isn’t good enough!! It’s not because I don’t enjoy writing or taking photos… it’s a matter of finding the time! There’s always so much to do, and sitting at the computer never really gets to the top of the ‘things I MUST do today’ list! This […]

  • Very Berry Muffins!!

    Well here they are! Our very own home made very berry muffins hot out of the oven! Easy to make and cook in 10 minutes, so they can be on the table within half an hour of just thinking about them. In my part of the world that’s almost as fast as getting my coat […]

  • Berry Nice Muffins!!

    Berry Nice Muffins!! These aren’t just any old muffins…. they’re award winning muffins and easy enough for children to make! Reasonably healthy, contain fruit and are great as a snack or in a lunch box. At The Pumpkin Patch workshop on Saturday morning we’ll all be busy making these lovely fruity muffins, just as we […]

  • A Pizza Party

    A Pizza Party Sioned’s Pizza Party at The Pumpkin Patch was an afternoon full of mixing, kneading, shaping and topping but also of laughing making a bit of a mess and and having lots of fun! They made butterfly pizza, heart shaped pizza, happy face pizza and lots of very tasty pizza, which all smelt […]