Monthly Archives: September 2014

Monday 15th September 2014 – Auntie Shirley came to stay.

Posted on September 15, 2014 by clairesallotment

This is Mark’s Auntie, all the way from Australia. She’s been over for quite a while, and she is going home soon, but for the next couple of days she’s staying with us. So today I went to the allotment, … Continue reading →

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Saturday 13th September 2014 – The emotional roller coaster of walking 26 miles!!

Posted on September 15, 2014 by clairesallotment

Now I’m not being dramatic, but it really is very up and down, like most of the roads I was walking on. Today I was doing a practice walk of 26 miles, to see how long it would really take … Continue reading →

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Friday 12th September 2014 – A quarter is sorted.

Posted on September 12, 2014 by clairesallotment

It’s that time of year again when, as you’re harvesting all your goodies you turn over each bed. Firstly to remove any weeds, and secondly to get some air into the soil so it’s ready for winter. Getting air into … Continue reading →

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Thursday 11th September 2014 – Meet my Potato Man!!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by clairesallotment

Well it was bound to happen, after all it’s my allotment, and I’m growing vegetables and fruit. Today I think I’ve finally dug up all my potatoes. I expect I’ll find some more somewhere, but at least I think that’s the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 9th September 2014 – Lots more Potatoes harvested!!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today I spent a good deal of time digging up a massive bed of potatoes. I’ve still got some more to dig up, but so far I’ve got about two and a half sacks full of potatoes, so hopefully that should … Continue reading →

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Sunday 7th September 2014 – Get me a cold beer ready please!!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by clairesallotment

The perfect thing waiting for you after an 18 mile walk to Shalford Mill is knowing that there will be a lovely cold beer waiting for you in the pub over the road. That was what I’d requested Mark do. … Continue reading →

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My first book signing.

Posted on September 9, 2014 by clairesallotment

Hopefully it’s the first of many signings, but on Saturday 6th September was my first book signing for Lottie and Dottie Sow Carrots. I had a stall at a summer fair, so set up my table with various vegetables from … Continue reading →

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Shine Walk 2014 – Please Sponsor Me

Posted on September 6, 2014 by clairesallotment

On Saturday 27th September 2014, I will be walking in the Shine Walk for Cancer research. I have done 5k and 10k walks for them before, but this time I’m going for the big one and walking 26.2 miles!! Yes … Continue reading →

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Friday 5th September 2014 – Sarpo Mira do not disappoint.

Posted on September 5, 2014 by clairesallotment

This morning on the allotment I continued with the digging up of the potatoes. So today I tackled a rather large bed full of Sarpo Mira potatoes. Now these were recommended to me by Dan from allotmentdiary. He’s been raving … Continue reading →

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Thursday 4th September 2014 – 2 down, only 21 to go!!

Posted on September 4, 2014 by clairesallotment

Another successful morning up the allotment where I harvested some more Potatoes. Some again were over a pound in weight!! I think they’re Apache, but what I’ve done to them to make them so large I have no idea. Emily … Continue reading →

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