tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85861889261368260712024-03-13T14:19:10.773-07:00Julie's Crafty CornerNew things I want to try, like growing my own veg and maybe some other new hobbies!JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-41202112570317586232009-10-25T10:06:00.000-07:002009-10-25T10:22:25.975-07:00Pumpkins!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGch4t_JI/AAAAAAAAB2c/J3wdXpZXAcA/s1600-h/pumpkin+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGch4t_JI/AAAAAAAAB2c/J3wdXpZXAcA/s200/pumpkin+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396586078187420818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGcRFylNI/AAAAAAAAB2U/5UZ2MmxNAcc/s1600-h/pumpkin+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGcRFylNI/AAAAAAAAB2U/5UZ2MmxNAcc/s200/pumpkin+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396586073678845138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGcCKgEpI/AAAAAAAAB2M/9OAxr6xxzJU/s1600-h/pumpkin+0.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SuSGcCKgEpI/AAAAAAAAB2M/9OAxr6xxzJU/s200/pumpkin+0.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396586069672071826" border="0" /></a><br />It has been a while since I lasted posted on here!<br />I am quite pleased with our first year of growing our own veg.<br />Nearly everything I planted produced a good amount of veg, the only thing was<br />the peas that did not amount to much.<br />The courgette<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"></span>'s took over one bed and we were sick of eating them. I did not realise<br />how they would spread and how much they would produce. But we live and learn.<br />So I won't plant as many next year.<br /><br />I thought I would share with you our two pumpkins from our garden, I<br />am quite proud of them!<br />We picked them yesterday so they are now sat in the conservatory waiting for Adele & Jake<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to carve them out, then I can make pumpkin pie & soup, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hmmmm</span> can't wait.<br /><br />Julie<br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-73789384010993608152009-06-01T12:05:00.000-07:002009-06-01T12:10:49.015-07:00My First Radish!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SiQmsgjGhfI/AAAAAAAABlU/qe1-MW0wfug/s1600-h/55+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SiQmsgjGhfI/AAAAAAAABlU/qe1-MW0wfug/s320/55+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437604061513202" border="0" /></a><br />Well here he is my first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">radish</span> and we called him Rodney <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Radish</span>!<br />We are not mad, just a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">family</span> fun!<br />We picked a few yesterday and they were delicious, much better than shop bought ones.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SiQmsrUabsI/AAAAAAAABlM/IciRMili58E/s1600-h/55+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/SiQmsrUabsI/AAAAAAAABlM/IciRMili58E/s320/55+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437606952693442" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Rodney <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Radish</span> :-).<br /><br />Julie<br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-42479351700684344962009-05-28T05:53:00.000-07:002009-05-28T06:09:21.562-07:00Our Cat's & The Birds!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6Jek52RzI/AAAAAAAABk8/J6dg2gxO-jk/s1600-h/kitty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6Jek52RzI/AAAAAAAABk8/J6dg2gxO-jk/s320/kitty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857366503376690" border="0" /></a>Kitty<br /><br />Tabby<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6JeYOwSNI/AAAAAAAABk0/asq1zcGQO1c/s1600-h/tabby.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6JeYOwSNI/AAAAAAAABk0/asq1zcGQO1c/s320/tabby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857363101403346" border="0" /></a><br />baby starling 1<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6Jeemr-bI/AAAAAAAABks/t_N2oiDyMiI/s1600-h/garden+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6Jeemr-bI/AAAAAAAABks/t_N2oiDyMiI/s320/garden+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857364812396978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />baby starling 2<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6JeENKsQI/AAAAAAAABkk/V-4hWvcDPpM/s1600-h/garden+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh6JeENKsQI/AAAAAAAABkk/V-4hWvcDPpM/s320/garden+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857357726036226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Life with two cats is never dull!<br />Kitty & Tabby are both strays and we have had them both for just over a year.<br />Kitty is 13years & Tabby 15 months old.<br />Last week Kitty brought me a present, baby starling number 1.<br />We are not used to cats and I was horrified to say the least.<br />Kevin made her drop it and the bird was still alive as you can see from the photo.<br />We then put the baby down the bottom of the garden where it was safe and the parents could see to it and the did.<br />But Kitty was determined to stalk it but she could not get to it I am happy to say.<br /><br />The next day baby starling 2 fell from it's nest and ended up in a hole.<br />The parents were frantic and could not get to it.<br />I would normally not intervene but Tabby was on the prowl and he new where it was.<br />I got the baby bird in a plant pot and put it down the bottom of the garden where it as safe.<br />Then the parents took over.<br />I spent all day keeping a close eye on the cats with my water spray at the ready.<br /><br />I just hope that the 2 babys have survived.<br /><br />See you again soon!<br /><br />Julie<br /><br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-78998632249168487872009-05-27T08:08:00.000-07:002009-05-27T08:20:14.865-07:00Next Stage In The Garden<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1Xm5cGILI/AAAAAAAABjk/YjQpFZllXjc/s1600-h/garden+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1Xm5cGILI/AAAAAAAABjk/YjQpFZllXjc/s320/garden+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521058896584882" border="0" /></a><br />As we have an odd shape garden it was a difficult decision to know what to do with it.<br />Kitty just had to be in the photo!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1YhObxF6I/AAAAAAAABj0/18CQwYW4UjI/s1600-h/garden+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1YhObxF6I/AAAAAAAABj0/18CQwYW4UjI/s320/garden+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522060964763554" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kevin spent all day Sunday in the garden in the heat making another bed<br />& clearing the bottom part of the garden and leveling it out.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1XmizUPaI/AAAAAAAABjc/TE9WbFsrfyU/s1600-h/garden+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/Sh1XmizUPaI/AAAAAAAABjc/TE9WbFsrfyU/s320/garden+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521052819963298" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of a hard day & boy was he pooped!<br /><br />Julie<br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-34407059261125201902009-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:002009-05-26T14:16:53.388-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">19th May 2009<br /><br />Here is my potato barrel!<br />This is the first time I have tried to grow them.<br />But with all the rain we have had I have to cover the barrel<br />so they don't get water logged. I just hope I am doing the right thing.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUNrthyI/AAAAAAAABjM/7Oa5dNQKpug/s1600-h/garden+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUNrthyI/AAAAAAAABjM/7Oa5dNQKpug/s320/garden+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340241461959821090" border="0" /></a><br />This is another bed in which I have lettuce & spinach.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUOnQq0I/AAAAAAAABjE/7lGQmzYbt7E/s1600-h/garden+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUOnQq0I/AAAAAAAABjE/7lGQmzYbt7E/s320/garden+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340241462209588034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUaMaejI/AAAAAAAABjU/bxNSh4Iq9AA/s1600-h/garden+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShxZUaMaejI/AAAAAAAABjU/bxNSh4Iq9AA/s320/garden+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340241465318210098" border="0" /></a><br />I have put some broken egg shell at each end of the cloche to keep the slugs away<br />and to keep the cats off.<br /><br />More on the cats tomorrow!<br /><br />Julie<br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586188926136826071.post-28717388960952024472009-05-25T13:55:00.000-07:002009-05-25T14:31:07.749-07:00My Garden<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMErlU5tI/AAAAAAAABi8/wlAb5NRX0do/s1600-h/garden+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMErlU5tI/AAAAAAAABi8/wlAb5NRX0do/s320/garden+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875057736148690" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMEdcOCaI/AAAAAAAABi0/LS9zdHXM05A/s1600-h/garden+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMEdcOCaI/AAAAAAAABi0/LS9zdHXM05A/s320/garden+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875053939853730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I would start off my new blog by showing you my garden in progress.<br />Our back garden has never been much of a garden with vegetables and flowers.<br />Having four children who liked to play football, you can just imagine what it did to<br />the garden. Our garden is only small.<br />It was just impossible to have any flowers<br />But I will say that the rhubarb has survived everything.<br />Now our eldest three children who are adults and Jake who is twelve no longer play football<br />in the garden.<br />So we decided to try our hand at growing some vegetables but first we needed to make<br />a few raised beds.<br /><br />The above pictures show Kevin making the raised beds 10th May 2009<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First bed finished around the rhubarb 11th May 2009.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMEAdX2II/AAAAAAAABis/vCf8vOFqvkU/s1600-h/garden+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMEAdX2II/AAAAAAAABis/vCf8vOFqvkU/s320/garden+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875046160062594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Strawberry bed built 11th May 2009<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMD2UWVsI/AAAAAAAABik/AknPuKEXrto/s1600-h/garden+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 139px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMD2UWVsI/AAAAAAAABik/AknPuKEXrto/s320/garden+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875043437860546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">11th May 2009 good job I had bought this cloche from Poundland with all the rain.<br />along with the rhubarb I have radish & butternut squash in this bed.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMDryXKFI/AAAAAAAABic/871ECqXDcFw/s1600-h/garden+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sETcUKyRXB8/ShsMDryXKFI/AAAAAAAABic/871ECqXDcFw/s320/garden+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875040610953298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will show the next stage tomorrow!<br /><br />Julie<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>JB-Crafting Supplieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319822028929645763noreply@blogger.com1