Been making a salad for lunch from grated carrot & beetroot, with basil, sesame oil & brown rice vinegar, a couple of rice dolmas, pumpkin & hemp seeds, sultanas, tomatoes, cucumber
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Icterine Warbler singing in garden at Wiltrow, Boddam.
Red-necked Grebe still at Wadbister Voe, SE of Girlsta.
*Black-winged Pratinco...
Who wouldn't fall in love with a moth with the name of Cream-bordered Green
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On Sunday 29th June, in the early evening, the sun came out and a pristine *
Red Admiral *showed really well and posed beautifully for the camera near
the ...
Another warm day last Friday, and more moths added to the year list amongst
a catch of around 70 species, i've never known a summer like this!
Best moths...
Suki haeng (สุกี้แห้ง), which translates directly as "dry suki," is a
popular Thai street food take on sukiyaki (hot pot), modified into a stir
fry. This...
There’s a spot in the Higgledy cutting beds, just along the path where
Flash sometimes pretends not to hear me calling him, that seems to catch
the morning...
Two varied hikes around 50 miles apart bring some serious contrasts in the
early summer sun. I’ve been getting in a fair few hikes in recent weeks,
althoug...
Cheese you can grill? Yes, please! Because sometimes the cheese should be
the main event. Grilled halloumi is one of those simple dishes that
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I am very excited to announce that I will be exhibiting my work in
Santiago’s Art Café in Botesdale, Suffolk. It’s actually my first
exhibition in many, ma...
Rick Bayne, Senior Project Manager for Operation Turtle Dove, reflects on
good news for the species. It’s that time of year again when anticipation
build...
Apologies, our Dog Show (as per my last post) has been pushed back a week.
Please do join us on Sunday 20th October on Avenell Road, N5 in Finsbury
Park fr...
One of the most amusing sights in London, which absolutely fascinates
tourists, is the so-called Thin Dwelling House in South Kensington. This
three-stor...
Belated happy new year, comrades! Here’s the thirteenth
annual instalment of Review Thingo. All previous episodes are here. 1. What
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It's been a long time since I posted. I haven't been baking much, and what
I did bake was nothing new - I seemed to need e...
A scrumptious, grill-worthy and nourishing vegan Bean and Oats Burger that
is packed with all the goodness you can imagine from oats, two kinds of
beans,...
Thank you for your emails and my apologies if the Great Silence has worried
anyone. This is to reassure you you that we are absolutely fine and well
and ha...
This hasn't been a great year for blogging, from my point of view. Not a
lot I have cooked has been worthy of a whole post, so I've mostly been
sticking...
It's been a while since I've posted about breakfasts so I thought I'd
share my 2019 list of my four personal favourite places to go for breakfast
or brunc...
I didn't think I would write a September summary for Hull Dragons. However,
the first three weeks of September were generally dry, sunny and warm -
thou...
The weather has changed rapidly here. The nights are fair drawing in, and
it’s definitely Autumn. Unlike English friends, we didn’t have the glorious
(if t...
In honour of Mr. Shopkeeper’s tumpty-tumpth birthday (celebrated just a
week ago), here’s a little ditty from way back – actually, from the year he
was bor...
*By Dr Ben Garrod, Ambassador of Norfolk Wildlife Trust*
Grey seal, photo by Colin Eve I have been lucky enough to have lived with
wild chimpanzees in U...
When we had a large looking crossbill fly out of Valyie this morning, never
did we realise what was going to happen later on in the day.
We were at Vaylie ...
There was a good episode of The Long View on Radio 4 last week, looking at
a terrible fire in Glasgow in 1905 as a ghastly parallel of the Grenfell
Tower. ...
Exciting news. After eight wonderful years, Fennel & Fern is rebranding as
#wildflowerhour. We have published so many fabulous posts about beautiful
garden...
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originally launched a year ago. Inde...
The following guidance was produced by the Llandrindod Wells U3A Computer
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This easy recipe is loaded with delicious Mediterranean flavors. It serves
as a great hors d'oeuvre or snack. It's also great for picnics!
I like to ser...
The Egyptian Goose again, plus some Egyptian Goose chicks from the hide at
Ixworth.
One of the highlights of this April was the amazing passage of Ring O...
I've *always* been in love with the surreal - from the outlandish
characters of *Dr Seuss*, vast strangeness of *The Never Ending Story*, the
moving otherw...
As it started out, I had high hopes for this Israeli film. Set in the
strict Orthodox community, I thought this would be a ground-breaking movie
that wou...
News emerged today that a shadowy team of RSPB scientists have been tasked
to create a new avian super-predator, a nightmarish hybrid between a
Cormorant ...
It’s only been a few weeks since Tony and I were last seen whiling away the
hours on the fine sands of a Greek island beach, but the distant memories
of...
Earlier today I was walking into town with my 9 year old when we passed
some of North Norfolk's finest middle-aged ladies working on one of the
many lovely...
Further to the previous (now deleted) post, I'm pleased to say that we
found a house. Nice area, near the girls' school, all that. From a tip off
through T...
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from...
I say Sunday, but it has been snowing around here for almost a week with
sub-zero temperatures. This morning I peeked down to our front yard from
the bedro...
I’m sorry I haven’t been around – it wasn’t planned. Unforturnately I was
taken unexpectedly ill, and the illness (and treatment, which has been
quite time...
It may not have escaped your notice that over at Comment is Free there has,
of late, I know not where (sorry, that's Hamlet)....been quite a lot of
what we...
Back in June I took a weekend trip to LA. Top on my list of local vegan
restaurants to try was Native Foods. Perusing their website in preparation
for my v...
Didn’t expect to be so long at the ‘Interpreting Meals Through Dance’
workshop. I had to skip lunch. Very excited to take part in the ‘Grow a
Garden In You...
I saw what was almost certainly the same male Marsh Harrier again today,
this time closer to home as he searched a wheat field by our lane. I'm
guessing th...
I was brought up in Norfolk, lived away during 20s & much of 30s, then returned. Live in a beautiful place, and indulge in my main pastimes of cooking, birdwatching & internet surfing. I'm an active member of my trade union & care passionately about the society we live in - I want it to have a fair support system, and to value education, the natural environment & people, not just money.