Cash and Carrots

Read on for my thoughts about growing your own and saving money! Bit of nature and environmental stuff too! Now with a list of local markets in the Links section!

Saturday, 1 August 2020

Back Yard Damselfly

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A quick blog this evening but I wanted to share the news of our first Damselfly in the back yard! (for those of you reading this in the US, ...

Monday, 13 July 2020

Cycle Ride - Small Skipper Butterflies

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On Saturday we cycled over to Askham Bog in the hope of seeing more dragonflies and damselflies. At the moment in the verges there are a lot...

Friday, 10 July 2020

Cycle ride - Comma Butterfly

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I needed to go into York today for some ingredients for the Kimchi we are going to make from cabbages that are pretty much ready to eat in t...

Friday, 3 July 2020

Holly Blue Butterfly in the Allotment

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Today started off very wet and has now got very windy. Quite unseasonal for the time of year to be honest, feels like late September with a ...

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

Lockdown Day 100 - The end of the beginning

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This is the final blog of my lockdown series, little did I know that when I started these on the 24th of March that I would be still on loc...

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Lockdown Day 99 - Blackcurrants

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I spent the morning again picking blackcurrants. Now that we have enough in the freezer for our jam requirements I have taken to bottling th...

Monday, 29 June 2020

Lockdown Day 98 - Rhubarb and Pumpkin Compote

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Another rainy and grey day today, so I have been inside catching up on a few jobs. As we pick the berries we need all the freezer space we...

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