a weblog with an allotment attached
31 January 2006
I’m not normally described as anal. I do not have obsessive compulsive tendencies. I do not have control issues. If it’s not a right angle, I don’t think it’s a wrong angle. I thrive in chaos and mess - ask Owen.
So how come I feel so very smug and satisfied now [...]
Filed under: Review & plan — Clare @ 10:55 pm
30 January 2006
Building on yesterday’s good work and humour I’ve spent the last few hours out in the garden. Like our allotment the garden has been sorely neglected for some months now. True, not much has been going on in it, but it has been in need of some serious tidying up.
I started by shoveling [...]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 2:35 pm
29 January 2006
Here are a few things in no particular order that, had anyone asked me on Friday morning what I might get up to this weekend, would never have featured in my answer:
1) Whooped with delight to discover, upon arriving at our plot today, that half of it has been rotovated.
Way back in October we had [...]
Filed under: Hard labour, Sowings — Clare @ 5:10 pm
23 January 2006
As you may have gathered from my last post, I like my creature comforts. There is a down side to this. My garlic still needs to go into the ground, ditto the broad beans and I’m far too embarassed to let on about how much digging and general soil preparation has not been [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 6:39 pm
20 January 2006
You might remember that I received a whole load of seed last week. Some of you have been wondering what I ordered and what I’ve got around to doing with it. Well, I’ve been flexing my list-writing muscles and hoping that I would find some time to actually open a packet or two. [...]
Filed under: Sowings — Clare @ 11:15 pm
12 January 2006
My dear gardening assistant (who is working from home today) informs me that my big Organic Gardening Catalogue seed order has arrived today. Now I’ve just got to find somewhere to store all the packets.
Perhaps these guys can help?
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 1:48 pm
10 January 2006
Just back from visiting Mike’s allotment blog where he’s posted a recipe for a delicious-sounding pumpkin and red lentil soup.
Just the thing in this chilly weather, I reckon - thanks Mike!
Filed under: Recipes - P'soup — Clare @ 9:28 pm
7 January 2006
It snowed here today for a while. Our undressed Christmas trees sitting out in the garden were covered with snow and looked more festive than they had done decorated. I guess there’s no trumping Mother Nature.
With all the cold and wet it’s been a day for snuggling and reading. I’m something of [...]
Filed under: Review & plan, Today's Bible — Clare @ 6:36 pm
6 January 2006
Pictures have been in very short supply here at P’soup, haven’t they? There was a flurry of photographic activity around August when I was able to borrow my Dad’s camera, but since then it’s all been rather, erm, textual, hasn’t it? But all that is about to change.
Those of you in the know will [...]
Filed under: Hard labour, Review & plan — Clare @ 3:08 pm
5 January 2006
It had been my plan to write this post for January 1st, and it has been sitting in my ‘drafts’ for months now. Ah, the best laid plans and all that.
While surfing earlier in the year, looking for recipes to try I discovered that in Haiti pumpkin soup (a very rich and meaty version, [...]
Filed under: Recipes - P'soup — Clare @ 12:42 pm