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Brit in the Boonies - Jam

Hi All,

I thought I'd share my Brit in the Boonies blog posts with you on a weekly basis. I wrote them a couple of years ago when my hubby and I first started our small (just under 2 acre) lifestyle block in New Zealand, having emigrated from Scotland, UK. They have since been featured in local NZ press and the San Diego Reader in the USA.

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Helen Leggatt

on the beautiful South Island of New… Continue

Posted on July 26, 2009 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:30pm on August 12, 2009, Steven Kung said…: Beaut photos! Seems that you have a great place - paradise, perhaps. :)

At 7:36pm on August 6, 2009, Hester said…: The down- side is, that it is really too warm here for the later varieties of daffodils and they open their buds ,then wilt very quickly.

At 9:42pm on August 5, 2009, Khadisha Harvey said…: Re chookies, are their crops a bright red cause that is a sign they are ready to lay.I recommend you get them into a routine of staying in their coop till they've laid and then let them out till evening. after a while once they start laying they will know where to do it and you can extend their time ranging

At 5:11pm on July 26, 2009, Hester said…: Hi Helen
Yes, this is a good week for planting the garlic so do it now if you can. I love your photos.Are those flowers current? I'm jealous if you have spring flowers like that already! I have my first 2 daffodils out now.

At 4:53pm on July 26, 2009, Sophia Sturgess said…: Helllloooo Helen :) Thank you for this link...
I still got that book that I want to show you, about keeping foods for out of seasons.