Category Archives: Grow Your Own

Lonesome Tonight

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Are you lonesome tonight?  I am 😦 .  It will be a long time until I see this beautiful face again. So today was rather bleak.  The grey sky, torrential rain and gusting winds did nothing to alleviate my mood … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Day

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Thank goodness this detox is virtually over.  It has been hard work.  The actual detox plan works well and is easy to follow.  But detoxing when you have to work as hard as I have lately is tough.  But I … Continue reading →

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The Hurley Burley

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What a truly splendid birthday weekend.  I was treated to lunch with my family.  This is the first photo I took with my new little camera. All the pictures I took for this blog were with my new little camera … Continue reading →

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Cake And Fizz Party

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I had a lovely party to look forward to on Saturday night so I made sure I ate lightly and healthily all day. I started with a delicious breakfast which featured raw buckwheat groats.  Buckwheat is full of fibre and … Continue reading →

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Seaweed Super Salad

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Friday!  Yippee.  I have missed my smoothies recently as I haven’t made one for ages so for breakfast I whizzed up a frozen banana, frozen raspberries, yogurt and almond milk. Every Friday when I work from home, I hope to … Continue reading →

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From One Extreme To The Other

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Yesterday was all about growing your own, eating vegetables and relaxing.  Today I was back in the City, had few vegetables and worked hard. These 2 are becoming a habit. Peach today instead of cherry.  I definitely prefer the cherry … Continue reading →

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All About The Veg

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I started the day with a simple smoothie; banana, mixed frozen berries, sprouted sunflower seeds and almond milk.  Not bad. I spent the morning at the Sissinghurst Smallholders Fair, held in the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle. There were stallholders there … Continue reading →

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In The Garden Today ……

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What an incredibly gorgeously sunny and hot day.  I was out there first thing today, deciding what to do about my vegetables.  I decided to chuck the lot.  I had so many caterpillars, that even overnight, they had decimated my … Continue reading →

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Hop Exchange

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I went on a little detour to the office in the morning and found this lovely building. I have never seen it before and having found it, I discovered it was built in 1868 and was used as an exchange … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Dollar

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Deja vue! I couldn’t resist this cute little sour cherry granola.  It is soooooo good. Lunch was a quick sandwich with an unidentifiable filling!  I went out late and grabbed a sandwich without checking what it was and having eaten … Continue reading →

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