Author Archives: Kai

I spent today at sister and brother-in-law’s house as office is out of action. They are very hospitable and put up with me loitering like the nomad I am. We went for a walk, I got a bit over excited … Continue reading →

Busy weekend! Crocheted til I ran out of wool, twice, made gluten-free rolls (bit sweet but nice otherwise), planted garlic, shallots and winter onions in modules, and planted broad beans in a manure trial. The manure trial is to confirm … Continue reading →

Bit photo heavy, this post; bear with me. It’s the hottest Xth October on record and as a result the HTC is actually capable of taking passable quality photos. One of the last courgette flowers of the season – and … Continue reading →

That’s five bags of horse manure!

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I think I need to clean my camera lens with something – everything’s looking a little foggy… Anyway, after 2011 being a bit of a haphazard approach to allotmenteering, our watchword this year is ‘Organisation’. This is our plot. I … Continue reading →

It was my 30th this week and Ding arranged a surprise trip out for me! I knew she’d planned something but not what, or where. I got a wee hint when she gave me instructions to bring my oyster card … Continue reading →

Went foraging again today – 2 mile bike ride (slowly, kept stopping to pick things). They escaped the bags but bottom left are rose hips, top middle are haws (from the hawthorne) plus leaves from the same (not edible, just … Continue reading →

Four mile round trip and I only turned around because my chain fell off briefly. I got another 500g wild apples so another batch of hedgerow jelly (this time just elderberries and sloes) on the go.

I realise I’ve just written a huge post but I’ve been reading through this Blog of Ages and thought I’d summarise August since 2004. 2004: We go on holiday to the French Alps, I lament my lack of French and … Continue reading →