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Experiencing Blindness

Hello Everyone, I haven’t posted for such a long time. I will tell you shortly. At the end of October, well 21st actually, I was rushed into Brighton Eye Hospital for sight saving surgery. I had no option, if I hadn’t had the surgery I would’ve been totally blind in a number of weeks. Thankfully my partner saw the sense and it was the best decision I have made. I was so glad to get home after the…

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Prejudice is such an unhealthy word!

When I was growing up, I faced prejudice all through my childhood because of my background. The prejudice has followed me through adolescent and into adulthood and working life. In this day and age, there is no call prejudice in all its shapes and forms, whether it is being malicious or nasty, threatening behaviour, just because you know that what your undertaking is right and you try not to…

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#Bullying #Prejudice

Shades of Amanda - Rose

Shades of Amanda – Rose

When buying a named rose for the border or back garden, you would think that it might stay as the colour purchased. This is the case in question with the Amanda rose, it is supposed to be pure yellow in colour, however, due to he soil conditions, it now goes from a sunshine yellow, then to a orange and lemon in colour and finally the edges go to an autumnal red. I’ll try to find a better picture…

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A Roulette Salad

You may be wondering what the game of Roulette has to do with the above. Well, I was reading an article in the People’s Friend magazine and it mentioned that red and black fruits are good for you, it got me thinking, why don’t I put some fruits together and make a salad out of it Below is a list of red fruit: Raspberries Strawberries Redcurrants Red Cherries Below is a list of black fruits: Black…

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Named Roses, which would you choose?

There are so many lovely named Roses to add to your garden, the one shown is called Lots of Love, it is a vibrant red/orange in colour, with a yellow centre and what a lovely gift for a parent and not expensive at all. Ruby Wedding- is another red variety of rose, the colour is a deep, velvet red and grows to about 3 foot and comes year after year Amanda – Is a lemon yellow in colour and new to…

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Fruit Vinegars, which is your choice?

This is something new, that I have started doing, making my own fruit vinegars, The above picture shows l-r blackberry, blueberry and sour cherry vinegars I have also made a raspberry and chilli one as well. There are only a couple of steps and you will need: Fruit of your choice, I find berries when in season are brilliant Vinegar, I would recommend Aspalls as there is a wide range of choice and…

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A Summer Salad with a twist

The above is my take on a Greek Feta Salad, the ingredients are listed below: Feta cheese Sweet potato and Butternut squash mix, which has already been cubed and cooked Tomatoes, preferably cherry, using both red and yellow varieties, washed and cut into quarters Raspberries, washed and added Donut peaches, washed and cut up into small pieces Twist of Black pepper Let me see, where do I start?…

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Osteopermum Daisies, what colour would you choose?

These daisies come in all sorts of colours, these in particular, started off as a cream in colour and now have clearly changed to a mauve or pink in colour. I would suggest that if you buy a yellow osteopermum daisy, they would look lovely against a white rose, as they would enhance the colour of the rose and bring I to the for. The other colours include a deep orange that also looks nice against…

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Euphorbia friend or foe?

This bee loving plant, has no place in the garden unfortunately as it brings me out in a rash. It has been banished from the garden with weed killer, as it also spreads and is hard to get rid of Others may like this Euphorbia or St Johns Wort, however with a severe reaction I can’t take the risk, even with gloves it can be quite a menace. It may look nice with the bees buzzing round it, but it…

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Smice or Smoghurt?

This lovely mix is made up of the following: 2 banana’s which are sliced 1 handful of blackberries, washed and sliced in 2 1 apple, washed, cored and cut in to pieces 1 pear, washed, cored and also cut into pieces 1 koko yoghurt either the coconut and lemon or the peach and papaya 1 cup of goats milk Put all these ingredients into a blender and you get a lovely wonderful mix of textures and…

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Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog. This is something that is close to my heart, not just because there isn’t much around about Lactose Intolerance or Dairy Allergies. I aim to rectify this. Being able to adapt recipes and add dairy free substitutes has to be a bonus and also a confidence boost. I am also allergic to mushrooms and soya, I assume it is because of the protein in both and the reaction isn’t very…

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Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog. This is something that is close to my heart, not just because there isn’t much around about Lactose Intolerance or Dairy Allergies. I aim to rectify this. Being able to adapt recipes and add dairy free substitutes has to be a bonus and also a confidence boost. I am also allergic to mushrooms and soya, I assume it is because of the protein in both and the reaction isn’t very…

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What do you do with leftover banana skins?

I used to throw mine! Until I read an article in the Daily Express and decided to make banana potash. This consists of: Banana skins A bucket of water Basically after eating the banana or using it in baking, I put any banana skins in the bucket, with water and just leave it for a few days, as then the magic starts and you have at very little cost, a potash which can be spread round, roses,…

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#banana skins #homemade #potash

Palm and Rapeseed Oil, Do you suffer?

Have you had an allergy and can’t determine what has caused it? Do your knuckles swell or your joints hurt and ache? This is primarily down to an allergic reaction to either palm or rapeseed oil. A recent article that I read in the Daily Express said exactly that, the reaction can go into the joints and may in later life cause arthritis, this is now something that I’m going to keep an eye on. The…

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I haven't posted for a while

One Cake or Two

Good Afternoon all, I haven’t posted for ages due to now being multi allergenic, my allergies includes dairy, soya which are now acute, plus now I’ve got to add into the mix palm and rapeseed oils which if a reaction happens, it goes into my joints, which isn’t good for anyone I have read a recent article which concluded that such reactions to palm and rapeseed oil can or may cause arthritis in…

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What would you plant in your hanging basket?

What would you grow in a hanging basket? Would you follow the local supermarket and put in similar plants? Or would you be brave enough to be different and add plants and bulbs so that the basket doesn’t have to be changed during the year. Me personally, I would plant in lots of spring bulbs in one basket and then during the year, add antirrhinums for height and pansies for colour, plus trailing…

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Having problems with slugs and snails

Are your plants being eaten? Are you despairing as you don’t want to use a pesticide to get rid of slugs and snails? The answer is quite simple really as there hasn’t been any slugs or snails in the garden for the last couple of years, the reason for this is, down to eggshells and a lovely plant called Nemesia, Nemesia is a lovely plant that can be bought from any Garden Centre or supermarket and…

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#Eggshells #Nemesia

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