Tastes of life

We are what we eat and what we do.

Archive for March, 2010

New allotment year


It is the beginning of the new growing year but like most people we are way behind due to the harsh winter. I always feel so fed up in the winter..itching to get going on the new year.To me the spring and the start is better than the summer.The first signs of life just inspires! One day there is just bare ground the next small signs of life getting going again. At the moment it looks a bare site but give it a few weeks and it will be chock a block with greenery .  The other lovely site is that of  the new allotment owners just starting out , so excited at the prospect of growing their own vegetables and fruit. Read the rest of this entry »

Packed lunches


sandwichIn these hard times when we all have to tighten our  belts , one of the first things is to stop buying lunches from the many sandwich shops around.If we all spent £3.00 a day on a sandwich that is £15.00 over 5 days.Work that out a year and it is around about £800…Enough money to pay a couple of bills(or buy a few luxuries).It takes a few minutes of organised time to make a lunch to take to work and below are just a few ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

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