a weblog with an allotment attached
25 March 2008
I thought that having a rat (possibly) in my compost was a bit worrying, and today I discovered disturbing signs that something had gnawed through my leaf sacks, presumably to find a warm place to rest its weary rodent head.
But at least I don’t have anything as big as this to worry about.
As far as […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 11:05 pm
25 March 2008
We’re back now from our holiday and trying to face the sordid realities of shrinking bank balances, full email inboxes and imminent work deadlines.
Paris was wonderful, if chilly. Actually, at times the wind was cold enough that it threatened to remove rather important parts of one’s anatomy if not adequately contained beneath sufficient layers of […]
Filed under: Holiday postcards — Clare @ 12:02 pm
15 March 2008
Just a quick post before I throw myself in the shower to get clean and shiny for our trip to Paris.
I will post while we are away.
Assuming I manage to find time between the food, the shopping, the sightseeing, the ambience, the eating, the art, the eating and the eating. Did I mention the eating?
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 8:12 am
14 March 2008
The universe is playing games with me. Today is my last day of working before my holiday tomorrow and I have got a cold! Sore throat, wobbly legs, achey limbs and dizzy head are threatening to turn my holiday into pants.
So, I’m taking a cocktail of zinc, vitamin C, echinacea and nurofen. I refuse to […]
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 4:35 pm
13 March 2008
The past few weeks have been a bit of a blur, leaving little time for thoughts of gardening. Work in particular has been taking up a lot of time and energy, but it’s been so darn gracious about it that it’s difficult to be churlish. I’ve quite spectacularly managed to complete an emormous piece of […]
Filed under: Mulch — Clare @ 10:44 am