Has summer been and gone already? 😁 We've had some gorgeous weather over the last few weeks and it's inspired us to spend much more time out in the garden. We've been trying our best to make it look as lovely as possible, despite both of us being complete novice gardeners, but we've also spent plenty of time simply sitting out there and enjoying it. One thing we've discovered this month is that we genuinely enjoy being outside together. Whether we're fixing a broken water feature, pulling up weeds, moving plants around or just sitting out with a cold drink, I've really enjoyed the … [Read more...]
From the garden to the kitchen: Mint (and a lot of it)….
I don’t know how it happened, but I seem to have a mint plant that is growing quicker than the beanstalk in Jack and the Beanstalk. Every time I look at it there’s more of it, and I’m at the point where I feel like I have an unlimited supply so I'm starting to use it in more than just my daily mint and orange water which is actually the reason that I grow mint in the first place. My mint plant is absolutely thriving at the moment and the four or five leaves that I've been picking each day for my water aren't making a dent in it so I've been thinking about what else I can do with it to use … [Read more...]
