Briefly

No energy for a proper post tonight, so I'll just cheat and use the space to catch up with the comments.

CJ - I am really interested on how I'll feel on Paleo, too - I am starting to bore myself, about every other sentence out of my mouth is "I am so tired", and that is also pretty much the sum total of my thoughts, too.  I know I should change my thinking pattern and convince myself that I am buzzing with energy, but you know what ?  I am too tired to....

Lseley - I started sticking onions onna stick after I read that someone did the same in order to keep it safe from rats.  We've not had any problems so far (2+ years of doing it) - but maybe the fact that the garden is overrun with neighbourhood cats might have something to do with it....

Hex - it's not that hedgehog that can not be, erm,  bovvered, by any chance ?  Thanks for info on nuts - we tend to stock up every so often in the ethnic supermarket, but the prices quoted compare well enough and might save us an extra trip.

Broad Bean - I will be back with a more detailed post on probiotics, but briefly, I use milk kefir and kombucha . Water kefir is also available, but I've not tried it - the starter cultures of all three of those need to be bought or cadged off someone who's already got them, although my mum did have some success starting off a kombucha scoby from the sap of wild rose.  I might be able to help there if you are interested - with the two I use, that is.  Lacto-fermentation of vegetables (eg. sauerkraut and kimchi) also creates probiotics.  I am planning to carry on using the kombucha as a regular drink (I shall count it as "tea" from the transitional foods list), and kefir for my "open meals" every so often.

Right, sleep tight, I'll be back soon !