Lottie Life: allotment, food and family

Sometimes it is the complete accidents which really win me over. This is a pot of Asparagus Peas. They have the prettiest crimson flowers wh...

The greenhouse is full of masses and masses of basil. The smell on a warm day is phenomenal. I am picking and using it by the bowlful: at su...

It has been a long wait but at last the garden is full of the fragrance of sweet peas. Last night they smelt fabulous in the sultry evening ...

Anyone on a waiting list for an allotment may wish to look away now. This is the plot next to mine. Believe it or not, a huge amount of w...

We have barely been able to walk on our grass for the past few weeks as it has been so wet: more of a swamp than a lawn. But suddenly, aft...

Today I finally washed the dog. And properly. Two shampoos. No mercy shown to eyes, nose or mouth (although I was very gentle and careful). ...

The bloody dog ate the first very nearly ripe raspberry in my garden today. Feel like I've been here before somehow......