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Veg, Vibes & Chicken Wire!

Allotment update We went to the plot on Sunday even though I wasn’t quite feeling in the mood. I don’t know what it was but I’ve heard it described as ‘meh’. When we got there, I tried to focus on what actually needed done and one thing I had to do was water the broad…
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S9 Ep 5 Ancient Vines: The Superstitions & Folklore of Ivy

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ysc9p-18713c5 Welcome to this week’s episode of the My Slice of Life podcast. From ancient Greek gods to bringing good fortune to a church’s congregation, the ivy has a wide, varied and often contradictory place in folklore and magic. Find out whether this wondrous plant really does bring trees down and why you should ONLY…
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New podcast has the same name as mine!

My Slice of Life podcast… Well, I was on Podbean, looking for something to listen to when I discovered that my podcast ‘My Slice of Life’, is no longer the only one with that title! Yes, there is a young lady who has started her podcast this week and it has the EXACT SAME NAME!…
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I only wanted some chicken wire!

I’ve had a strange afternoon. As some of you may know, I’ve had an issue with rats recently. So, in an attempt to gain control of the situation, I have the traps I mentioned in yesterday’s post and today was the day we went to pick up the chicken wire. I took the back road…
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Rat Traps & Tomatoes

Making Garden Plans! I’ve been a busy little bee since we last spoke. After the whole rat incident, I have taken steps to reduce the possibility of that happening ever again. Tomorrow (Friday), I’m going to pick up some chicken wire which someone is very kindly giving me. There is enough that I’ll be able…
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Well, that was emotional

Latest plot visit did NOT go to plan I recently told you about the baby rats in the compost bin and yes, we did actually think they were cute. We had some long discussions at home about how to tackle the situation and agreed we would get some humane traps so they could be relocated.…





