tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post6489468580646131410..comments2024-03-10T09:03:04.004-07:00Comments on Cornish Chickpea: I don't know where to start!!Chickpeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-53621647347981700532016-08-21T06:16:06.327-07:002016-08-21T06:16:06.327-07:00I'm chuffed to bits about them, I love watchin...I'm chuffed to bits about them, I love watching them whizzing around the house.Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-91440655347465336602016-08-21T06:15:09.283-07:002016-08-21T06:15:09.283-07:00Thanks for all the good advice Sue I have a lot to...Thanks for all the good advice Sue I have a lot to learn :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-54476296139906935812016-08-21T05:43:02.241-07:002016-08-21T05:43:02.241-07:00I'm soooo excited for you! To have martens nes...I'm soooo excited for you! To have martens nesting on your house too! It must be a good place ;-) xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-38613006867075852432016-08-21T00:49:35.040-07:002016-08-21T00:49:35.040-07:00Congratulations on your new home. It will be bril...Congratulations on your new home. It will be brilliant and you have got to keep telling yourself this over and over again ... I did, each and every time we moved over the last 8 years.<br /><br />You just have to act as if you have blinkers on and focus on one thing at a time. The fruit picking is a good example, and yes prune off the remaining branches and sit and pick off the last of the fruit in comfort. Jelly or cordial rather than jam is the way to not have to pick off the little stalks.<br /><br />Your no dig cardboard approach will be a good idea 😊<br /><br />As for the oil, don't worry too much about the cost, it should last you ages ....unless you have a leak in your tank like we did when we first moved here!!<br /><br />Buy a thermometer that you can hang in each oven of your Aga to find out the exact temperature it's running each oven at. Then you will be able to work out your cooking times easier. Oh and make sure you have a 'cold plain shelf' for use when baking. I didn't at first and cremated a good few pies 😉 <br /><br />You have lots of exciting times ahead .... but rest that back first and build up to your challenge gradually, good luck. XxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-12242843442897813172016-08-19T13:47:12.621-07:002016-08-19T13:47:12.621-07:00I will take a closer look when I have time, found ...I will take a closer look when I have time, found some more raspberry bushes this evening buried under climbing weeks thingies ( you can tell I know a lot about gardening)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-44466226032055840862016-08-19T13:45:26.101-07:002016-08-19T13:45:26.101-07:00Thanks, it is a bit scary!Thanks, it is a bit scary!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-31425946721098760322016-08-19T13:44:44.121-07:002016-08-19T13:44:44.121-07:00I don't think anyone would :)I don't think anyone would :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-44002364951055894652016-08-19T13:43:53.809-07:002016-08-19T13:43:53.809-07:00What a good saying I will have to remember that &#...What a good saying I will have to remember that 'nothing is going to spoil from a little more neglect'Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-44876362857164982182016-08-19T13:42:20.013-07:002016-08-19T13:42:20.013-07:00It will, it takes a while just to get used to new ...It will, it takes a while just to get used to new heating systems etc.Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-60114427573125207192016-08-19T13:41:01.855-07:002016-08-19T13:41:01.855-07:00You both did an amazing job with your smallholding...You both did an amazing job with your smallholding, if I could grow a few bits for ourselves I would be chuffed :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-4542197841054625802016-08-19T13:39:53.104-07:002016-08-19T13:39:53.104-07:00Thank you Gina, It will be worth it :)Thank you Gina, It will be worth it :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-49217000177109793592016-08-19T13:38:23.491-07:002016-08-19T13:38:23.491-07:00Yes, you are right, the other half is rushing to g...Yes, you are right, the other half is rushing to get it all done, but I would rather take my time and enjoy the processChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-68356672697927636162016-08-19T13:36:42.277-07:002016-08-19T13:36:42.277-07:00Thank you Pam, I have just looked up a recipe for ...Thank you Pam, I have just looked up a recipe for blackcurrant cordial, looks goodChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-61702509787674409122016-08-19T13:35:32.977-07:002016-08-19T13:35:32.977-07:00Haha I was saying to someone the other day it has ...Haha I was saying to someone the other day it has been like a very long pregnancy with a painful birth at the end but soon forgottenChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-9800699693252449042016-08-19T13:34:19.396-07:002016-08-19T13:34:19.396-07:00It would be great to be off grid!It would be great to be off grid!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-32912766240717955792016-08-19T11:07:25.777-07:002016-08-19T11:07:25.777-07:00Hi Chickpea. Congrats on your new home and hoping...Hi Chickpea. Congrats on your new home and hoping you can tame that garden given time. I wondered if the bush with lichen could be your missing Gooseberry? It looked as if it had some small thorny bits. As for the blackcurrants, I prune my bushes by cutting off the fruiting branches and then bring them indoors and sit at the table and tackle them, listening to the radio. I use a fork to strig them, or sometimes just pick by hand.<br /><br />As everyone has said, you will get there, one step at a time. Good luck.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-87540760819261477682016-08-19T00:42:56.242-07:002016-08-19T00:42:56.242-07:00wow, that is some property, well done you, the lan...wow, that is some property, well done you, the land alone would have scarted me off.. looking forward to seeing it progress.Anjiedothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166553048627765354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-38828426807241390372016-08-18T15:09:59.389-07:002016-08-18T15:09:59.389-07:00We have signed up for something similarWe have signed up for something similarChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-84277997559536587212016-08-18T15:08:38.305-07:002016-08-18T15:08:38.305-07:00Good idea, I have some more to pick and will make ...Good idea, I have some more to pick and will make jelly with them. Yes but haven't got around to drinking it :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-58720977325881946332016-08-18T15:06:13.449-07:002016-08-18T15:06:13.449-07:00We certainly do!We certainly do!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-4797491471016976752016-08-18T15:05:53.048-07:002016-08-18T15:05:53.048-07:00You have done an amazing job in a very short time ...You have done an amazing job in a very short time Dawn!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-56160086626635433282016-08-18T15:05:07.657-07:002016-08-18T15:05:07.657-07:00Very appropriate word :)Very appropriate word :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-37180228758216743362016-08-18T15:04:47.086-07:002016-08-18T15:04:47.086-07:00Haha yes, or I could set up a fruit stall at the e...Haha yes, or I could set up a fruit stall at the end of the lane :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-81228829475793242732016-08-18T15:03:05.846-07:002016-08-18T15:03:05.846-07:00Good idea, I think I need to break it down into sm...Good idea, I think I need to break it down into small sessions as and whenChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157850478234582369.post-54076063328782991052016-08-18T15:02:00.740-07:002016-08-18T15:02:00.740-07:00It will take years at the rate I go :)It will take years at the rate I go :)Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.com