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summer holiday snaps

August 18, 2009 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)36 Comments

Things that have been making us smile recently…

taking a coach into London with friends to see the spectacular production of Peter Pan

eating the first of our homegrown sweet corn (after first finding the ladybird a new home of course)

making cakes to share with friends (originial inspiration from Domesticali)

day trips to the sunny seaside

I've been so enjoying some precious time with Amy these past two weeks, just a couple of snatched days here and there while Toby has been at summer playschemes or chilling at home with Daddy, but it's been great!

homegrown dinner

August 3, 2009 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)35 Comments

Yesterday we had our first complete homegrown roast dinner (well, apart from the chicken – we've not yet despatched one of our ladies, although Chic Chick may well be heading that way if she keeps waking us up with her rooster impression each morning!)

All the veggies though have been homegrown and were picked, pulled and dug before being quickly washed, briefly cooked and eaten hungrily with great enjoyment. I'm really loving being a veggie grower!

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Jam

July 26, 2009 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)35 Comments

Amy and I have now used the first of her summer vouchers when we went strawberry picking early this morning. We gathered around 4lbs (plus around half a pound in our tummies!) which were brought home, wiped and swiftly turned into jam.

This year I invested in a jam thermometer which has definitely helped – last year's batch ended up very sticky and thick. This year we have a lovely oozy jam with a little added vanilla.