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Month: March 2012

Happy Birthday to Baki

On 28/03/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized4 Comments

 Baki turned 7 today. It is utterly redundant to make mention of how the years have flown by, and how that little baby I once held is now running around, reading, wearing glasses, writing in cursive, and doing all sorts of other things that I never imagined possible in those first early months, or even …

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Free range baby

On 20/03/201220/03/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized5 Comments

Spring is here, and Kaya is crawling, so I let him range free in the garden while I worked. He used to observe garden work from a high chair or on my back in the baby carrier, but he definitely prefers a more hands on approach. The chamomile is flowering (nature's work, not mine) and …

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Three steps to dinner

On 19/03/201219/03/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized12 Comments

Here's the recipe for the easiest way to cook fish that I know.* You need: 1) Some fish 2) Some herbs (optional- I used fennel tops) 3) Salt Step 1: A thin layer of salt in the pan. Step 2: Add fish (with herbs in their bellies if you're using them) Step 3: A thin …

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cola bottles and the tops they wear

On 16/03/201216/03/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized5 Comments

Out by us in Ulupinar, no one would ever dream of throwing away a cola bottle. Be it 1 liter, 500 ml or 2.5 liters, these handy bottles are used again and again. They don't leak, so they are invaluable receptacles for fresh milk, diesel, home made pomegranate or grape syrup, and as I have …

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Embracing my inner cornball

On 08/03/201208/03/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized3 Comments

I usually buy raw milk from a dairy farmer at the Thursday market and pasteurize it at home, but I went out to the garden today. This evening, I stopped by the supermarket to buy a bottle of milk to tide us over. On my way out, I was waylaid by a man in a …

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