Monthly Archives: April 2011

First of all it’s George’s 9th birthday today. Happy birthday to my little boy. His best friend should be round soon and they’re having a sleepover. How much sleep they get is anyones guess. I’ve just come in from the … Continue reading →

Got the strimmer out for the first time today. Amazingly it worked straight away! Usually it takes a bit to wake it up. At the moment I’m weeding the beds one at a time, then strimming the grass round the … Continue reading →

I was down there again this morning. I’ve put in all my Kohl Rabi, and again make sure you net them, otherwise the birds will have a feast. I’ve now started to weed all the beds systematically. I managed to … Continue reading →

Kids were back to school today, so where did I go this morning? I bet you can’t guess….Yes that’s right more weeding. I spent 2 hours weeding a bed and putting in the cauliflowers. Make sure that when you plant … Continue reading →

Had a wonderful morning today Mark, I and the kids went to Victoriana Nursery Gardens to meet Stephen Shirley and his family. It was so great to finally meet them and we spent 2 hours wandering round and having the … Continue reading →

Holy Moly it was hot down the allotment this afternoon! The car read 28/82 phew! Even so I got all my red onions in and a tree that my neighbours gave me the other day. The label says that it’s … Continue reading →

Hope you had your Hot cross Buns for breakfast this morning. I made my own, minus the crosses. They’re much nicer than the shop ones. We’re being spoilt with all this glorious weather. I’ve finally potted up all my chillies, … Continue reading →

Another beautiful day. I mowed the grass again today, so when Mark gets home (I’ll let him have his dinner first) we can put up the Gazebo for the long weekend. Potted on more plants, including tomatoes, hollyhocks, and popcorn. … Continue reading →

Spent another glorious afternoon in the greenhouse today. I’m about half way with all the potting on, gosh I planted a load of seeds. One bag of compost down, and 2 left to go. Hopefully it should last until I’ve … Continue reading →

Popped to the allotment for a couple of hours this morning. Not as many people there as I would have thought for a Saturday, may be they’re down this afternoon. I managed to do the most tedious job ever, which … Continue reading →