With everything that's going on at the moment, a lot of our plans will unfortunately be delayed. We ourselves are on lockdown, due to illness and well you never know if it is or isn't the dreaded coronavirus. So please bear with us as our posts may slow down a little. So as it happens … Continue reading Baking the Difference
Author: Kiera
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Today we finally made a start on the garden. It felt great to be doing something, but the garden is like a bog after all the rain, so the timing may not have been the best. But We got our wellies on and thought sod it! It was man (and woman) V's Stump! There are … Continue reading Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Trespassers Will Be Composted
We were given a composter for free by my mum. As we are saving as much as we can, and already trying to cut out expenditure, free is awesome 👍🏻! I went round to pick it up, after being told by my mother there was a “bit” of dried out 5 year old compost at … Continue reading Trespassers Will Be Composted
Feast Your Pies On This
I have been trying out some recipes, and when I say trying recipes I mean I often make it up as I go along, but occasionally need to follow a recipe when I have no idea what I'm doing. I decided to have a go at making a meat and potato pie for tea yesterday, … Continue reading Feast Your Pies On This
One Potato Two Potato
So whats new in the garden? We have been collecting various seeds over the past few weeks. Different vegetables and fruits that we would like to try our hand with. Some of them were given to us, some were handed out free at our local DIY shop and some we have bought. We have also … Continue reading One Potato Two Potato
What Pickles Your Fancy?
Well what have we been up to this week? We have been having a look at the different ways of preserving food, ready for once we have food to store. Pickling, canning and Jam making will be on the cards to try over the next few weeks. We decided to first have a go at … Continue reading What Pickles Your Fancy?
Planning and Planning Some More!
When we decided to do the garden, we thought we would get started fairly quickly. But alas the weather had other plans for us. Here is some actual footage of me trying to get out in the garden.... So what have we been doing? Well planning mostly, thinking of the best lay out for the … Continue reading Planning and Planning Some More!
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining us! This is where our journey begins. Our dream is to eventually (but sooner rather than later) live totally off grid. The looks on a lot of peoples faces when we say that is mostly this: But when Tony and Myself met, his dream and passion to be in the great out … Continue reading The Journey Begins
