a weblog with an allotment attached
29 July 2005
You might have heard that there was some pretty extreme weather down my way yesterday. There is chaos round here, a number of people have been hurt and some homes will have to be demolished. We’re just far enough south to have missed the worst of it. On our street you wouldn’t […]
Filed under: Harvest — Clare @ 1:36 pm
23 July 2005
It’s the (very early) morning of my birthday (no singing required) and instead of being tucked up in bed sleeping until a civilised hour after which I am awoken by the clinking of glasses as Owen brings me pastries and bucks fizz in bed, I am up and about. Not by choice, I’ll have […]
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 4:48 am
22 July 2005
I edged another bed yesterday - yay! Another bed for raspberries. Unless I change my mind.
My brother arrived from Harrogate and we had him down there straight away doing some heavy digging - turning in the green manure. He was cutting through the ground like a hot knife through butter. If […]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 8:52 am
20 July 2005
A much-needed visit to the vast open-ness of our allotment today saw us both grit our teeth and work damn hard I can tell you.
Owen has been cutting back the unruly green manure again, while I cut back the jostaberry (hard!), dug up some more potatoes, and put some edging around what will become a […]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 4:53 pm
17 July 2005
No, I’m not worked up over the new Harry Potter. Nor is it that I have vouchers for fabulous new shoes. And though I’m thrilled that Eugene has discovered the mole in the Big Brother House, it would be a pretty poor show if that was keeping me awake. It’s not even […]
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 12:53 am
14 July 2005
Yet another gorgeous day. I was in the garden before 8am today which is unheard of for me. Not for long though. I’m working from home almost all of this week so by 9am I had to knuckle down to the things that pay the bills.
It’s a good deal I’ve got going […]
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 12:42 pm
11 July 2005
We’re (well, I’m) still enjoying the broad beans and tonight we have our first french beans too. Four each of Blauhilde and Neckar Queen, with plenty more on the way. The Neckar Gold are taking their time so none of them just yet.
I can’t imagine that our front room is going to be […]
Filed under: Harvest — Clare @ 6:08 pm
10 July 2005
A fabulous day today, but too hot to do anything strenuous so I’m popping out to the garden for a spot of work, coming in again when I get too hot, then going out again when the lure of the sunshine becomes irresistible. It like a suburban version of the hokey-cokey.
I have been enjoying […]
Filed under: Enthusings — Clare @ 2:01 pm
7 July 2005
I’m rather ashamed to admit that today’s visit to the allotment was the first time in over ten days, in spite of my hopes for the end of last week. It was something of an overwhelming sight, but I’m heartened to report that I harvested a bumper crop of broad beans and the first […]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 8:36 pm