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Still no car – oh and the dog got sick
Life continues to be anything but straightforward at the moment! Oh my, where do I start? Firstly, to those of you who would normally have seen a visit from me on your blog and haven’t – I apologise! I’ll get round to it eventually is all I can say on that one. In other news,…
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The Storm is Passing
I thought I’d share some photos I took in the garden/house before the storm arrived. It certainly has been a rough day here weather-wise, as it has been for the rest of the country. Strong winds saw pots and plants flying round the garden, bins moving as if by telekinesis and me at the kitchen…
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Car trouble + garden issues = a difficult week to find the wins
I have tried, I swear I have. I’ve prepped beds, weeded like my life depended on it, checked the weather forecast…frequently but I still haven’t got the plot fully planted. I have finished putting up the supports for the peas & beans and even got peas planted out. When I went back up to put…
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Busy days & Weird weather
This is a strange time of year in a way. I’ve been busy sowing seeds, preparing beds and doing all those garden sort of jobs for a while now as some of you will be aware. I’ve put some things into the allotment but not many due to the weather. We’ve had a few warm…
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A quick catch-up
Well friends, isn’t time just flying by at the moment? I realised I haven’t done much ‘blogging’ over the last few days so I thought it was time for a quick catch-up. I’ll just have to imagine you are sitting at the table with me, enjoying a cup of coffee/tea/whatever you found in my cupboard.…
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Over the weather and under it
Finally, we have started to defrost. I was beginning to wonder if I’d ever feel warm again – and I wasn’t the only one: I haven’t been able to get to the allotment for AGES. I can’t sow anything but this is the time of year to get the preparation done. I have paths to…
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One Frosty Morning
The house is quiet,as the new rays of daybounce off the snowy roof tops outside.The sky, I realise, is chaos.Alive with birds, frantic flying.All talking at oncein feathered communication.Every surface, diamond coated,as the night’s frost keeps hold.The frigid air forms iciclesin my lungs with each deep breath.Fresh, clean and sharp.There’s an excitement:In the air?In the…
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Cold shoulder, cold hands, cold everything
The temperature dropped again today so naturally I got the camera out. There was no gardening to be done today at these temperatures but at least now my bathroom is shining! Isn’t it amazing how busy we can get when we put our minds to it? I ventured out to the garden for a little…
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Snow = No Gardening!
Our weather isn’t great. You know I love my gardening. I’ve been working on the plot, getting it all ready for next year. I’ve spent the last week shovelling manure and doing all sorts of prep work. That has all stopped. I haven’t done anything in the garden either and here is why. I show…
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2 Plot visits: Potatoes, Pheasant Drama and Prepping for Winter
I managed 2 trips to the plot over the last couple of days which I’m delighted about. We have been working to get the last of the potatoes out and weed the bay at the same time. We are really lucky to have manure (and woodchip) delivered to the allotment site, so the plan is…
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Nice and ordinary
Nothing spectacular happened today and that’s ok. I was thinking about this earlier today, thinking about the kind of day I’ve had. It was ordinary, it was normal, it was not exciting and I’m very glad about all of that. The night before I had gone to bed earlier than usual because I was feeling…
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Is it really asking too much? (Rant Alert)
I seem to be asking this more often these days, to myself of course because I’m not deluded enough to think this question would actually be heard or responded to! Here are a few examples which have been going round my head over the past few days. Is it really asking too much to be…
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