Companionship is an important part of life. And this is just so in the kitchen garden where the carrots have been making friends with Marigolds. These are orange beacons amongst the predominant greens and as well as bringing colour to the garden they’ve kept... There is nothing better than being able to chat with a like minded friend. Someone who won’t roll their eyes when you start moaning about your tomatoes and will get equally excited when you tell them the number of eggs the chickens are laying. Comparing notes... As I stepped into the kitchen garden this weekend it was like being transported to a different world. A place of minor miracles everywhere you look. I still can’t get my head around the fact that I can grow food. Food we eat and enjoy. Food that started... I didn’t know it the time but the line of sight to the kitchen garden from the bedroom window is perfect. It’s the first thing that I see when I first open the curtains in the morning and the last thing I see when I close them at night. Every day I... I remember 2006 being a year long winter. A cold, wet winter in the UK and a cold wet autumn, winter, spring and summer in New Zealand. It wasn’t until weeks into 2007 that I realised that sunshine existed. I’m starting to get that feeling of déjà ... 