Been inspired by foodie blogs of late; most notably Veggie Meal Plans (does what it says in the title – and the kind of food I like eating too) and Nourish Me, although the seasons are all mixed up as I think she is in Aus. I’ve made the chocolate and lager chilli,, the Nepalese potato salad, and improvised on the already-modified Rolled Dates by using dates, oats, orange juice, cinnamon and Jamaican pepper… yummy they were too! Loads of VMP recipes use chipotle en adobo which I’ve never come across in a shop, but as soon as I get some (a stall in borough market sells it apparently) I’ll be sure to try out some of those recipes…

Funnily enough I’m meeting friends in later at Wahaca, where there’s lots of c.e.a on the menu too! I’m hoping it’s a tasty experience – there’s a dearth of good Mexican food in London….

Into the double figures now!… Just over 15% done… hehe..

Had given up on any vegetable aspirations after the allotment drama of last year, and was preparing to freecycle all my veg seeds. Then! I read this amazing book called the Window-box Allotment and am ready to try again, albeit in a much smaller, drier and more exposed location (10 floors up!)

Just sowed some dwarf french beans ‘Firetongue’, tomatoes ‘Gartenperle’ and the old favourite ‘gardener’s delight’, courgette ‘Bambino’, ‘Anaheim’ chilli peppers, alpine strawberries ‘Mignonette’ and some basil, parsley and coriander.

On the flower front I’m trying thrift again – even though it took ages to germinate, they did last on the balcony over winter – and some freebie rudbeckia ‘Cherokee’ seeds. I’m also planning some poppies, scabiosa, zinnia and dahlias (they were fab last year, and I can see the tops of them peeking up already.)

Previously I couldn’t get this yarn to knit up without pooling in horrible puddles… Garter stitch however, has solved it and I now have a project to use the remaining ball after the 1 sock incident*….

Have been tagged by Sareth to do the 7 facts about you meme… Never been tagged before, so here goes!

The rules are:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

• I’m an Actionette
• I love knitting but worry that it takes away drawing time
• I’m an only child – there you go Sareth!
• I have dreams that go back to, sometimes years later, and can travel from one to another whilst dreaming.
• I’m a terrible procrastinator for no particular reason.
• I *need* 9 hours sleep a night and prefer mornings to evenings. M can go on about 5 hours only and is a night owl… go figure
• I’ve recently tried out Morris Dancing (!!). It’s great fun

The 7 people I’m tagging are: Acechick, Flibbertygibbet, tutti fruiti, Annarella, Xtreme-Knitting, Picperfics and Orata

Took a picnic to Ashtead Common today for M’s birthday… There were signs of spring everywhere; buds, woodpeckers, deer and plenty of mud. The common is about 30 seconds from the station making it a great place for a quick fix of nature Bizarrely, as it’s about a 45 min train journey from Vauxhall, it is managed by the City of London (and you can see boundary posts dotted about in the woods)