It being nearly spring and me having writen this post way back in the autum I thought I'd best post it!!! I was reminded today as we harvested our artichokes (jerusalum).
We are very proud of our first harvest - especially as we have not had a lot of time to donate to the growing of things!
The marrows and courette plants went in very late but still seem to have produced a bumper crop 🙂
We also had butternut squash.
Alaric just could not resist when we started cutting the produce up for pasta suace making and freezing.
We also had so many tomatoes that Jean started to refuse to eat them - mind due I had been feeding them to her with everything!
We found these 'cheeta logs' that we used to cheat and start the fire when were realised our twig collection had got damp!
They are strange cylinders of compressed brushwood and are sold in Weyvales as a way of helping the cheetas and the environment - I think the eco benifiets would probably be voided by the fuel of transport but we can only hope I am wronge.
Still they will help the cheetas and we only use them when we are cheating! Also the burn in a funky way - I had to take photos!
Sigh - to our annouance it looks like I'm going to have to do some serious stain treatment on the bedding and stuff that got hit by the mank from the highchair 🙁 Standard techniques have left them all with black splodges, including Jeans nice white fleece blanket!
On top of that we have yet another leak in the kitchen - so that needs to be sorted out tonight - at least I hadnt yet got round to shampooing the kitchen carpet!!!
Sigh - I think I've killed the highchair.
Today I was moving the highchair into the kitchen for cleaning - I dont normal move it as its quiet heavy, I sort of accidently tipped it on its side and black water ran out of the metal pipes that serve as frame and legs.
It went everywhere, over the carpet, over the settee, over our guests beding, over the bottom half of the bookcase, over Jeans bouncer and small teddy, and over me!
I was not happy - now me and Sasha are faced with about four loads of washing - we are hoping the black comes out, and the prospect of having to carpet clean the hold of the living room and kitchen where it sits oozing 'rust water'.
We think that maybe water has been getting in when I've been cleaning it or something and has been sitting in the tubes rusting 🙁 Also I broke the strap yesturday - one of the prongs just snaped off whilst I was strapping Jean in and I noticed that the plastic material that covers the seat is starting to crack revieling the foam undernieth. I'm wondering if it is just its time to die or weather I used too harsh cleaning chemicals for the plastic or something?
I think it is definatly on its last legs though 🙁
Thanks to the rain we managed to make it to the reception of my friends wedding. Which was in Hatfield!
I think its the only time I been glade to see snow melt! It was great 🙂
Charlotte wore a buetiful 'fish tail' dress and becuase it is Febuary she had a lovely little white fur wrap! She looked very Fairy Princess 🙂
We made it before the first dance too, which was amazing as we had got lost for about an hour once we came off of the motor way! Well it was probably less time than that but I was bursting for a wee and we had to change in the back of the van etc....
Even though it was a very late night for Jeany-bo she really loved it! Though I did have to feed her most of the fruit for the chocolate fountain!
Sorry it was too pretty not to photograph!
Ecellent - pure genius!
It was a bit too hot inside though, we found so we went exploring outside and found there was Ducks and Fire!
And of course I could not help myself - there were geeks presant so I did what I always do and make them pose!
It was really lovely with fireworks going off to Jeruselum and cheesy music to suit any conorser 🙂
We had a great time- I was sad when we left at Midnight as it would have been fun to stay longer but we had a 3 to 4 hr drive to get home. And Jean was inevitably getting a bit grizzly. Of course me being me I forgot the wedding presants so still have to sort that out at some point!
Gardening | sarah | 
Sun 25th Feb 2007 4:53 am | 
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