Country Life Blog

The Country Life Blog is my mini journal about the 58 years I have spent living and loving my life in the country.

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Making Juice from Red Currants

This year the red currants looked as though they were celebrating an early Christmas! Such abundance makes them easy to pick and cook into juice.

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Cucumber Salad Recipes

Hot summer weather is just perfect for cucumber salad recipes. The cucumbers grow well in the heat and they make a cooling summer salad.

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English Cucumbers

Once we started growing English Cucumbers, we did not grow any other kind. We always plant them in the greenhouse where it gets very hot in the summer. They do best in the heat.

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Jenny Wren Sings a Trilling Song

Jenny Wren arrived here right on time on May 1st. She sings continuously from the first light of day until it becomes dark. It is a distinctive trilling song that brings joy to my garden.

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Freezing Rhubarb and Rhubarb Recipes

Freezing rhubarb is as easy as chopping it up and filling a container. You then have an abundance of healthy fruit ready to make desserts,cakes and crisps all winter long.

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