a weblog with an allotment attached
26 June 2005
Following the joyous sighting of a wee small frog in our garden last week, we have since seen another two! Owen found the first yesterday, which jumped out at him in a panic as he was pulling leafy hairy rubbish out of the bathroom drain. At first, we thought it must be a [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 1:56 pm
31 May 2005
I got up at 5:30am today!
Regular readers (and there are some of you out there!) will remember that I’m not at all good in the mornings and so this is a big achievement for me. What’s more, this is the second time this month I’ve done it!
And what have I been up to in [...]
26 May 2005
Strange happenings underground at Pumpkin Soup mean that sometime quite soon, you may not be able to access the site for a day or two.
But please don’t forget to come back later. We get lonesome without you all.
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 10:37 am
19 May 2005
So, the plan this evening is to spend an hour chez nos weeds taking our new cordless strimmer with us. We shall cut down more green manure, cover with cardboard mulch (in preparation for pumpkins galore in the coming weeks) and make another step towards a better-managed plot.
Unless it really chucks it down with rain, [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 10:32 am
11 May 2005
More peppermint seed in the post today to put in my lovely galvanised trough so I can have homegrown peppermint tea (I drink gallons of it…). I also received a new squash to try (going squash crazy this year as a way of ‘dealing with’ - ahem - parts of the plot that we [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 2:53 pm
10 May 2005
Look at it out there - it’s bloomin’ gorgeous. And I have the busiest day of my week and have to stay in glued to the computer. Whenever I have free time it rains! This is pants.
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 11:40 am
5 May 2005
I have big plans for today. I’m at work this morning (9:15 client a no-show so I’m able to write this while waiting), then back at home this afternoon for some serious work in the garden. I’m planning to sow some more sunflowers, but this time they’ll be whoppers rather than the wee [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 8:33 am
21 April 2005
I’m feeling incredibly anxious at the moment, worrying about this interview tomorrow.
I’m hopeful that I can pop down to the allotment for a little while this afternoon to help calm my nerves. I find the quiet there very soothing, the space is calming, and sticking my hands in the soil is grounding (no pun [...]
Filed under: Fallow — Clare @ 8:51 am