Sweet Nothings

Well, germinating the seeds in the airing cupboard has worked, we've easily got ten butternut squash seedlings, which are a good two inches tall. Also a few carnival seedlings too.

Cayenne Peppers have germinated slightly better than the sweet peppers but as they have both germinated in March is fab.

We're now just waiting for the raised bed and coldhouse to put together.

All very exciting!!

Went to Edinburgh for the weekend. It was great and we were massively blessed by the generosity of others, including someone who had never met us lending us their apartment for free for the weekend. Went to Edinburgh Zoo and saw the only Koala Bear in Britain. Apparently Koalas sleep for around 22 hours a day and eat for the rest. THEY ROCK!!!

Otherwise Chris and I rested, which was great timing and a complete blessing. And it's just over a week to Chris' birthday - 21 again!!

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Good news...

Most of the cauliflower seeds have become seedlings although I am concerned that they are becoming leggy. I have put them in full sunlight on the windowsill which should help. Lots of the leeks have now sprouted but they're only a centimetre or two high.

Most exciting though is the progress of the Butternut Squash. Having placed the soil in the airing cupboard for a week to warm up and then planted the seeds and kept them in the airing cupboard, four seedlings would appear to be sprouting. Which is 400% of last year's first try.

Although I do feel like I have conned them a little bit.

Have moved the pepper seeds to the airing cupboard too as apparently they need 24 degrees to germinate. So hopefully it will work. I may, just may have one cayenne pepper seedling. But at the moment the sweet peppers are unfortunately staying tucked up in their bed.

Can't blame them really when you look outside this week.....

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This entry goes out to all the women in my life who I have been blessed to have act as mothers to me.

To those who persevered with my faltering steps, showed patience when I fell and who, more than anything else, believed in me and saw my potential.

It also goes out to all those women who (perhaps in the lack of available alternatives!!) have given me the priviledge of speaking into their lives and in some small way allowing me to be a mother to them. Thank you.

And finally it goes out to all those wonderful, intelligent, accomplished and awe inspiring women with whom I am currently walking this path.

You may not all be mothers but I think today is a good day to celebrate more than just bearing a child.

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Lying in my bed in the afternoon with a dodgy stomach. Think I may be reacting badly to eggs at the moment.

Somewhat frustrating and prayer appreciated.

Cauliflower seedlings have broken the surface of the soil - about 8 of them and one leek seed. No signs of life from peppers or parsnips.

Nor the squashes but as I've not planted them yet I think that's fairly understandable. In the circumstances....

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