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Same starter since a rainy spring, fed twice a day, named after her grandmother's kitchen.
Two of my six started laying about ten days ago. The eggs are maybe half the size I expected and yesterday I found one that was just a membrane sac, no shell at all, sitting under the roost. They're on layer pellets…
Pine boards, probably original to the 1910s house, in the sitting room. Every winter once the heating goes on the gaps open up to maybe 5mm in places and I can see down between them. In summer they close back to almost…
Seasoned a new 14 inch carbon steel wok on the hob following instructions — heated it until it blued, wiped oil, repeated four times. It went a nice bronze colour. Weeks later the surface still feels tacky to the touch,…