Taexalia
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Not Buried
"Should is a word that makes a prisoner of us." ~ Louise L Hay I'm completely rubbish at exuding self-confidence. I've come to the conclusion this is why I seem to be afflicted with unwanted, ininvited "you shoulds". It seems to me that if I had the knack of exuding self-esteem, people wouldn't feel compelled to patronise me or treat me like I need help and advice with everything. It's pretty much like this: if you aim a sentence at me that begins with "you should" then my brain is ... read more
Peas Don’t Like Onions…
The veg plot looks like a veg plot today. The salad bed is overflowing with goodness, the brassicas appear to be flourishing under their bridal veil and the potatoes are hinting at underground promise. The Everything Else plot isn't big enough. There were originally two Everything Else plots in the plan but I randomly decided to grow tatties and figured I'd figure everything else out later. For now, the EE bed is full - although it doesn't look it yet as some seedlings are tiny and some ... read more
Every Bean Counts
[caption id="attachment_457" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Taexalia's Magic Beans"][/caption] Crunching and bean counting being big news just now, I have decided to join in - and today the great bean sprouting experiment got under way. I have found a lot of advice out there but no singular method, and so this should prove interesting as I am still clueless... First I soaked my teeny tiny little beans in filtered water for eight hours... [caption id="attachment_458" ... read more
Philly Cheese Steak