Archive for March, 2010
3BT – surrounded, distracted, rewarded
1. I wake up just before dawn to the sound of some low half-barks – Lily getting excited in her sleep. She’s still in her bed so I go to her to soothe her. Next time I wake up, perhaps an hour or so later, she’s lying in between us, on her back with her [...]
Last week’s Tweets (up to 2010-03-28)
@davidsmalley we went out during a little break in the rain earlier. Lily got *slightly* muddy. Bathtime later for the furry filthpot! in reply to davidsmalley # Cleaned dried mud of Lily's belly ahead of @strowger78 coming to tickle it tomorrow. # Cat & dog both curled up, bums touching, on the sofa. Too cute. [...]
Four beautiful things from the weekend
Saturday: 1. We walk further into West Wood that we’ve done before and come across high cliffs of rock with dangling ivy floating in the breeze; a dead tree snapped in half; a precarious overhang. 2. The garage at the end of the road (which, strangely, sells some of the best samosas I’ve ever eaten) [...]
3BT – the view, the smell, the silliness
1. We pick the wrong path around the Chevin and end up on a path just a bit too muddy, bumpy and hilly for the pushchair. We battle through though and are rewarded with a fantastic view of the hills to the north of Otley and the pools of Pool. We stop to catch our [...]
Wild Food Fun: Wild Garlic (Ramsons) potato cakes
I had my first wild garlic of the season today! The woods behind our house are *full* of it – the banks of the stream on both sides are five foot deep with it, mostly just small baby leaves at the moment but some bigger leaves too. I picked some – a large handful – [...]
My favourite British green/simple living/craft blogs
I read A LOT of green/simple living blogs – some religiously, others only when the subject particularly appeals. There is such a wealth of knowledge out there and inspirational actions, not from proclaimed experts or media stars but from a range of people living (or trying to live) “simpler” lives. (I share my favourite posts [...]