Archive for the 'places' Category
Medlar
Monday, August 30th, 2010The weather tomorrow …
Saturday, August 28th, 2010I hope it won’t rain.

Open studios around Watford
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Pevsner on Hertfordshire
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010Pevsner’s Hertfordshire from the famous series the Buildings of England. I’m pretty sure Maki would like this a lot.


Vice
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
On Lady E’s desk, which is now my workbench!
Snail news
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Snails might have a homing instinct …
Better not “home” here, coz I’m going to eat you.
Sainsburys smash’n'grab
Friday, July 30th, 2010Dacorum Steam Rally 2010
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Cherries
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Thanks Netherbury and P for all these lovely cherries.
We stoned the whole lot of them. It took 1 hour with both of us:

Courgette
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
From the garden. As it turns out, courgettes are really easy to grow.
Sparrowhawks like tiny birds!
Monday, July 12th, 2010Tiny birds like ujimushi!
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Table and chairs
Monday, July 5th, 2010From fleabay:

This is definitely going to improve summer days. Now where’s my gin and tonic?
We’re back
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Me finishing off six kumamoto oysters from Neptune Oyster in Boston (recommended!)
Watford
Friday, June 18th, 2010Richard’s first chilli of the year test
Saturday, June 12th, 2010We are growing the cayenne variety of chilli peppers. Here is my scientific test of the first pepper from this season.


Cholesbury
Monday, May 31st, 2010Fat Rascals
Monday, May 31st, 2010Fat Rascals are a type of fruit scone traditionally made in York and Harrogate (particularly at Betty’s of York Tea Rooms). This recipe is a simple one from the Waitrose web site. The cherries are from Netherbury’s cherry liqueur.


Inside, it’s lemony:

Clouds over Chip
Sunday, May 30th, 2010I think these photos show cirrus clouds being pulled along in a jet stream, a very unusual and beautiful cloud formation.
































