bERRY HILLS

  • Seed saving

    I am bad at this but I am trying. Current plan is to get lots of seeds into envelopes for spring … Sounds easy but it’s finding the time and also the motivation. Ha!

  • Blackcurrant cordial

    An easy one this: Pick the currants and wash Cover with water and heat When boiling add an apt amount of sugar and mix in. Bottle in sterilised or fridge bound containers

  • Dragonfly

    Just as I started researching whether you can buy dragonflies in, as you can do with bees (seems weird but), I saw an indigenous one over at the barn. YES! As well as being beyond beautiful, they eat clegs. A match made in heaven.

  • 27

    27C today!

  • Tuesday

    Ended up doing a big bike ride (well big for me nowadays anyway) of around 15 miles after dropping the car to the garage for a gashed tyre. What needs doing: Aka the usual shizzle

  • Seed tatties

    I be harvesting my tatties!! Dunno what sort since in the end I got annoyed with my dithering and planted loads of types all at once. Having harvested a portion, I can confirm they are tasty! Some red, some white, all roasters. Apart perhaps from the pirate ones…. Speaking of pirates, I have decided to…

  • Wednesday

    Still noticing more branches stuck in trees 🙁 My fave aspen is looking thrawn 🙁 Went round trimming broom this morning, noticing sapling support is needed. To do this afternoon: Potatoes – done Thistle chop – done Rake drive – still Chainsaw – nope Builders bag empty – done Shop – tomoro Fix my fckn…

  • OK change of focus

    OK i need to keep my writing up so I’m going to make this a sort of diary blog. no pix no nuffin.

  • Florissed

    Blimey! Storm Floris blew in Monday and caused a load of damage round these parts. 134 mph winds recorded at the top of Cairn Gorm!? I mean that’s a mountain top, but still. No trees up there, plenty round here where speeds were prob 70 mph. Quite a lot came down and im also noticing…

  • Blackcurrant jam

    V used red wine! For the tannins I spose. Worked out real good and I made liqueur from the rest, basically just adding vodka. The recipe was perhaps: Pick blackcurrants and wash Cover with water Boil then add sugar and wine and lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix well. Leave to cool a bit then…