Tag Archives: fruit

Could You Survive the Next Truck Strike?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by thehouseofjam

I was listening to a Radio 4 program the other week, about Mao Zedong, his Chinese dictatorship, and the famine which started in 1958. Very simply, in an effort to increase industrial production, Mao Zedong enforced the use of communal … Continue reading →

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She Cemented Over My Garden

Posted on March 18, 2012 by thehouseofjam

I spent two years living in my last home, lovingly designing and implementing my garden. Now, the cherry tree that I planted has been ripped out, the grape-vine is gone, the raspberry canes, the vegetable beds, the strawberries, the herbs…..There … Continue reading →

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