Wednesday, 14 August 2019

A Haircut and Monster Carrots

Well my hair was cut yesterday by my daughter's friend for just £14 instead of the £26 charged in the village.  After all the lovely comments on my blog regarding hair colour I decided to go for purple...she had run out! I  felt cheated!  Nonetheless, I am pleased with the cut and it will certainly last 6 weeks until my next appointment.  I had a lovely cup pf tea and a chat afterwards with DD and the GC before setting off home to see what G had been up to on the allotment.



He had pulled some carrots for tea.  We have not been successful with carrots at all and G puts it down to not having enough time to prepare the soil properly.  If you look to the left (on G's hand) you can see a tiny carrot, which is the size I like.  I bet the big ones are totally inedible :/


We have been unsuccessful with radishes too.  The first few were lovely but the subsequent ones were tough or eaten away .  However, we have eaten some lovely lettuces and potatoes and the tubs in the garden have produced lots of delicious strawberries.

In our mission to sell or donate stuff we don't need I went to offer a ceramic pot of Calla lilies to our neighbour, as he had admired them, and shut my blooming finger in the metal gate catch. Cor, it came sharp....



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The craft fair on Saturday was dismal.  It rained and footfall was poor.  I took £5 which was the cost of the table :(  No one took more than about £20 so I have decided that I will do no more.  I can sell more on the internet than at the fair and can do it from home too, so that's my decision made.  I made a sale of £12 last night whilst watching TV with my feet up!

It's raining at the moment and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon so I will pop out to post my sale item before lunch....

Stay safe everyone and thanks so much for popping in x


16 comments:

  1. Hi Angie,
    Your hair looks lovely, I have a very similar cut myself, but I am growing a bit longer at the moment. Hope the carrots are ok.
    Have you looked into selling cards on Etsy? perhaps you could bundle them up?
    Marlene xx

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    1. Thank you Marlene, I find I can handle short hair much better. I hadn't thought about selling on Etsy, that's certainly worth looking into :) Bundles sound good.... xx

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  2. Hello there,
    Your hair looks lovely!
    I've been reading your blog for ages - I hope you don't mind me saying but you're looking very slim in your photo!
    I've heard on the news today that due to too much rain in the UK and a heatwave in Europe, veg is going to be in short supply! Apparently caulis have been hit hard in the UK so far. I read that Lidl's lettuce have gone up from 42p to something like £1.19. We grow a fair bit ourselves - but mainly carrots/lettuce/toms/spring onions/peppers/potatoes. I think maybe a few brassicas might be a good idea!!

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    1. Oooh gosh Mrs LH, the camera does lie! I could certainly do with losing a few pounds...lol...Thank you for reading my blog, I appreciate each and every one who takes the time to read my witterings :) Thanks for the tip re veg shortages, I hadn't heard about it yet. We have started more lettuces off as well as spinach and our sprouts are coming along nicely. There could be a total absence of caulis though...

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  3. Your hair looks lovely.
    WOW those carrots are monsters. I bet they would be fine in a soup or a stew.
    What a shame about the craft fair but better for you if you can sell from home....no hassle with setting up or anything.
    Hugs-x-

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    1. Thank you for the compliment Sheila :) Hmm...I'm thinking stew with carrots is the way to go too xx

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  4. I agree the carrots will be fine chopped small and made into a soup or added to a casserole. Your hair looks great and brilliant value for money.

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  5. Your hair looks good, i do like a short style, but I have mine in a short bob for now.

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  6. What a lovely haircut... I like your natural colour and would be tempted to add a couple of tiny streaks of a rainbow of different colours that I could just wash out.

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    1. I don't know if I would be brave enough Cherie, but thank you for the compliment x

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  7. Hair looks good. Have you ordered the colour?

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  8. I sell my soaps and knits online, too. I love it. I just got an order for six goat's milk soaps today. Sorry that the craft fair wasn't worth it. I hope you get more orders at home. That finger looks very sore, ouch! Those carrots look tasty.

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    1. How lovely Stephenie, isn't it satisfying when someone buys your makes :) I've never tried goat's milk soap.

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