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Kate, living a country life in Norfolk, England. Gardener, cook, hobby farmer – as keen as mustard and mad on dahlias…

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Month: March 2018

Cooking · Food & Drink

Comfort food…

18th March 201818th March 2018 KateLeave a comment

With the return of the very cold weather, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen. The bitter, easterly wind has been whipping through the farm for the past two days making any chores outside short-lived. I love being in the kitchen, but when I’m forced inside it is the best place to be.… Continue reading Comfort food…

Cooking · Country life · Farm life · Harvest · Kitchen garden · Norfolk · Rhubarb

We still have snow…

7th March 2018 KateLeave a comment

Without wanting to fixate on the weather…we still have snow. While we can now leave the farm, the main road that reaches the drive is still under three feet of snow. Yes, we’ve had some milder weather but that snow is really clinging on in there. Life is relatively back to normal on the farm, the… Continue reading We still have snow…

Country life · Farm life · Norfolk · Snow

Our attempts to leave the farm…

2nd March 20182nd March 2018 Kate2 Comments

What a different 48 hours makes. Yesterday we woke to a little more snow but the effect of the wind raging from the east overnight created exceptionally deep and vast snow drifts. We walked to the end of the drive – and it was a struggle. It really felt like we were living in a Big Brother… Continue reading Our attempts to leave the farm…

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