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I’m watching River Cottage. HFW went “flesh free” for the summer – no meat and no fish. He’s not a vegetarian and isn’t planning to become one, but it’s part of the “eat less meat” campaign, as as a culture … Continue reading →

Yesterday was part of my birthday celebration! We (Mum, Dad, Nan, Ding, Dong and me) went to Colne Valley Railway and had lunch on a train – steam and diesel (the engines supposedly swapped, but we couldn’t see from inside … Continue reading →

The bagfull of chestnuts became 487g chestnut crumble/flour today. Boiled for 3 mins then drained, cut each one in half and scooped out the crumbly innards. This worked better over peeling them as the inner skin stayed in the shell, … Continue reading →

Tesco are doing acers (Japanese maples) for £10 each and you get 5p off fuel! I got these two today for home home. Apparently they like clay soil (or at least, don’t mind it) so they should be good for … Continue reading →

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 →