Blog & Articles of Interest

Summer speaking.

Just in case you’d like to listen to some life stories while lazing in the sun with something long and cool, here are two links

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Summer here yet?

It may be only today but I’ve got a great new and incredibly simple lemon cordial to share:. 1 lemon. 60g honey (or granulated sugar).

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PIP! PIP! Hurrah!

Yes, you too can comment on changes to the Personal Independence Payments benefit for us with disabilities and health conditions. Don’t forget that we make

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Just Vote!

Whatever your politics, tomorrow is the chance to have your say. I’m one of the lucky ones: the postal vote went off last week but

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Damp all over.

Water spray is a great alternative to smoke for controlling honey bees. Yesterday, we were extracting over 20 kg of honey from the wax honeycomb

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Slept on it.

I confess that I was incandescent yesterday hearing that proposed tax reductions would be funded by removing benefits from many disabled people.   But I took

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Wheat-free dessert.

My latest cooking experiment: pear and cardamom almondine courtesy of Sarah (another with the patience and understanding of a beekeeper’s wife).   I was testing out

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So much talent.

At a charity conference last week.   What a mass of talent in the room: a former rugby player and singer, a defence specialist, a company

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