Sorry!

Well it has been a while, hasn't it? So sorry for that but what with Christmas and the new year out the way I can try and concentrate a little more! I wish, with the kids and Hubby and working on a competition piece it's non stop for me.

Anyways enough of that and on to other things...

Yes gardening, well we have had snow in good ole' Northampton and before that the ground was too hard to work. Thank goodness I managed to get it dug over before hand I feel as though I have managed to accomplish something finally. I have all my seeds prepared and separated by months to sow, it makes it easier to know where I am and what to do next. I am very excited about the new season and am itching to get the heated propagator out am going to stagger sow in pots of what I need so am thinking 3 plants per pot this week then next week another and so on and so on.

This week is all about tomatoes and leeks, I managed to download the RHS app on the IPad which is great fun to use I have had lots of reminders of what to sow and when although it has really left me with no excuse, maybe I have shot myself in the foot?

Aside from the planned gardening in my kitchen I have also been busy planning lessons, writing some new recipes and updating my website and Facebook page. Such a busy busy time. I am a very happy bunny (on one hand anyway) as I have managed to bake some beautiful macaroons! Pistachio nonetheless. Ooooohhhhhh I hear you say? Yes indeed I think I may have The Bug now so have set myself the challenge of a new flavour every week as well as a new pastry. We shall see how long that lasts until I burn myself out I suppose.

Back to the gardening.. I have just invested in a petrol lawn mower! Very very excited about this but am waiting for it to be delivered, apparently it's in a back up order, which, in my opinion is not good enough as when I ordered it they said I would have to wait 5 weeks which I have and then some. To make myself feel better I ordered a new book, it's the RHS Grow your own journal to compliment the books in the series ( which , yes, I do also own). It's fabulous, informative direct and informal with great ideas for using your produce in season and how to store it out of season. Beautiful pictures included too, so that I can dream of what a great plot full of luscious goodness looks like looks like and then compare mine. Each year I convince myself there is always next season and that most of neighbours plots have been cultivated for years although I am not sure that they are as forgiving...

But this year is going to be different I am sure...