Monthly Archives: August 2011

Just got home from the allotment Site Summer Social. Well done to Aimee and Jill for all the organisation, and also to everyone else who helped. We all had a great time, and the weather was kind until about 2.30 … Continue reading →

Popped to the allotment this morning to try and find a funny shaped vegetable. We’ve got out allotment social tomorrow, and I’m the defending champion of last years funny shaped veg. I found a couple of odd shaped ones, but … Continue reading →

Just before we went away I noticed that some of my Popcorn that I had in the shed was being eaten. And not by the children. It could only be one thing…. So I popped to Homebase and got some … Continue reading →

Popped to the allotment this morning with the kids. They were very helpful, I think because we weren’t there for long. We picked some Baby Sweetcorn, which I think will be the last, also a few Tomatoes, the last of … Continue reading →

Got back from holiday yesterday evening. We went to Dorset for a weekend. It was lovely. We hunted for fossils, and found some, had an adventure trying to find a cider place (narrow lanes with only one space for a … Continue reading →

I’ve just come in from the greenhouse after rummaging around amongst the Tomatoes and Aubergines to harvest various Chillies. I felt like David Bellamy rummaging around in the under growth. I picked quite a few, some very hot, small red … Continue reading →

After having a power cut in the ringing chamber this morning whilst ringing, I pottled off to the allotment to see what kind of state it had got into since last Sunday. Of course the weeds and grass had grown … Continue reading →

Today’s weather was looking a little uncertain, according to the forecast, but we woke to sun and some cloud. So after ringing I pootled off to the allotment for a couple of hours. First job to do was to pick … Continue reading →

What a beautiful day we’ve had today, I spent this morning up the allotment, tackling weeds, and harvesting various bits and pieces. I brought home with me, Onions, Kohl Rabi, Carrots, Baby Sweetcorn, Garlic, various selection of Courgettes and Squashes, … Continue reading →