Nelly's Garden

My mother at around eight years old. That would have been in the early 1930s. She looks feisty. It is her anniversary today, and she...

I hereby announce that I will post to this blog every single day in December. I've already bought and given most of my Christmas present...

Peaches. We had so many peaches this year. I took the last of the fruit off the trees today. Our trees are growing in the poly tunnel and we...

I subscribe to a monthly publication called Home Farmer , because it has interesting articles about growing in polytunnels, bee keeping and...

The sooner I get music in my car for my daily trek to work the better because the radio is starting to annoy me. I must be getting really ol...

Fifteens , originally uploaded by ZMB . ZMB's recipe seems to have disappeared. Never mind - here's one Beowulf made earlier. ...

The Aftermath , originally uploaded by ZMB . For dinner we had beef, turkey, lamb and ham. The seven puddings were - 1. Tirimasu (Ital...

It's not easy getting up on these dark winter mornings. These chaps are a great help in bringing forth Nellybert from the Land of Nod. ...

Bert said a very dirty thing while we were watching Nigella the other night. It made me laugh an awful lot but it's far too rude to repe...

This recipe is for Mr & Mrs Jolly Joe. INGREDIENTS 8 oz digestive biscuits 3 oz butter 2 packages Philadelphia cream cheese ...

CHEESE SCONE RECIPE You will need Neill’s Soda Bread Flour (200g) Butter (50g) Strong cheddar cheese 1 egg Buttermilk Salt & B...