a weblog with an allotment attached
29 April 2006
What a lovely day!
We’ve not been down the allotment (saving that for tomorrow), but boy have we been busy in the garden. The lawn got its first mow (which got me singing The First Cut is the Deepest…) and everything else had a general tidy up. I’ve potted on my tomatoes so they are […]
Filed under: Hard labour, Sowings — Clare @ 7:55 pm
24 April 2006
We returned on Friday from our lovely holiday in Lucca and have been down the allotment every day since so far. Alas, after today that will stop as it’s back to train journeys and long working days for me.
Still, we are feeling optimistic and quite confident at the moment, not to mention buoyed by […]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 4:20 pm
7 April 2006
(with apologies to Gordon Burns and television’s toughest quiz)
Planning and maintaining an allotment is a tough challenge, testing contestants’ plot holders’ physical and intellectual capabilities to the limit. Have you got what it takes to succeed? In order to calculate your individual allotment factor, you will be tested in the following trials:
Mental Agility […]
Filed under: Hard labour, Review & plan — Clare @ 12:20 pm
5 April 2006
Yesterday evening as the sun went down we made a start on our allotment list. The weather was bright but really very cold, it even snowed briefly and lightly before we set out. I can’t say we did much. Owen continued digging over a bed and I planted a few of […]
Filed under: Hard labour — Clare @ 5:59 pm
3 April 2006
There are all sorts of reasons why spring is my favourite month - sunshine and rainclouds might just be the most visually stunning.
Filed under: Seasons - spring, This much I know — Clare @ 11:31 pm
2 April 2006
(or, just who exactly is in charge around here anyway?)
In a misguided attempt to meet the diverse weather preferences of Owen and I, mother nature today gave us strong winds and heavy showers. This actually pleases neither of us, so more likely it was a way of humbling us (because losing an entire batch […]
Filed under: Hard labour, Review & plan, Seasons - spring — Clare @ 7:11 pm
1 April 2006
We’re going to Lucca a week on Tuesday for what I am sure will be a truly wonderful holiday. Before then, however, we have ridiculous amounts of chores to do. Here’s what allotment business needs doing:
Negotiate with our neighbour to see if she would be willing to part with the unused bricks in […]
Filed under: Review & plan — Clare @ 6:18 pm