Category Archives: Garden

Find Five Friday

Posted on 30th July 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I know, I know – it’s Saturday. But yesterday was busy, and then it was sunny so we walked to the pub after work. And this morning I’ve been upgrading my PC to Windows 10 and reading offline. My Find … Continue reading →

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Pretty gardening

Posted on 24th July 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Off to lunch with Niall’s family today, so I tried to cram as much into the morning as I could. First I made raspberry ice cream with some of the berries from our garden. Yum – it’s lovely (will have … Continue reading →

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Who am I this month?

Posted on 10th July 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I had meant to spend more time crafting my intro to  CLMooc16 – trying out some tools I’d not used before, curating some of my digital artefacts – that sort of thing. But then Brexit happened, and everything changed. For … Continue reading →

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Spiky

Posted on 3rd July 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I’m getting into the habit of taking photos when something in the garden catches my eye, so when I saw this week’s challenge I swiped through my recent pics on my camera. Look up, down and all around in search … Continue reading →

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Leading Lines

Posted on 26th June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Uncertain days following the Brexit fiasco, but as ever my surroundings soothe me and I am happy to be up here. Selfish worries about the possibility of rising mortgage payments, losses to my future pension and all of that mean … Continue reading →

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Growing

Posted on 18th June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Out in the garden this morning I noticed that some of the alpine strawberries are ready to eat and the currants are ripening well. We’re going to have plenty of brambles and potatoes again this year, and I’m hoping that … Continue reading →

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Cagney 1, protective covers 0

Posted on 5th June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

We’re having a battle with our cats, and I’m not sure who’s going to win. They’re very fond of lying on the vegetable bed, but now it’s planted with seeds we’re keen to keep them off it. So N bought … Continue reading →

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Fibonacci in nature

Posted on 30th May 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I love the Fibonacci numbers, so today’s daily create is a joy for me to do. #tdc1604 Oh No, MATH! Find an example of the Fibonacci Numbers out in the world. As I was out watering my potatoes yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Here

Posted on 22nd May 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Sun, then a quick burst of rain, then sun again this morning. After some messing around on the internet (research!) I put on a pan of soup for work lunches and then headed out into the garden and planted my … Continue reading →

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Frogitat

Posted on 28th April 2016 by NomadWarMachine

One day we’ll have a pond in the garden. We’ve got all the bits to do it, it’s just (!) a matter of Niall finding the time (and the right weather) to do it. My ambition, of course, is to … Continue reading →

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