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Thursday 18th January 2024 – Come on I can’t garden when the ground is frozen!

Good afternoon all. Didn’t realise it’s been such a long time since I’ve put a blog up. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter (X) or Instagram I’ve been putting photos up regularly. But this has just slipped my notice. … Continue reading

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Sunday 14th May 2023 – I was only away for a week!

While I was a way the garden decided to go completely mad and grow like anything. Thankfully I’m back and I can now get it back into some sort of order. Honestly you’d think I’d left it for a month. … Continue reading

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1 canal boat, 8 bellringers, lots of sun, some thunder, some hail, 4 bell towers and quite a bit of booze……

I’ve just come back from a wonderful canal boat holiday with seven other bell ringers. This is my third trip with them and I have so much fun. Looking at the weather forecast for the week it didn’t look brilliant, … Continue reading

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No Mow May!!

If you’re one of those people who just hates mowing the grass, then you can have a month off and it’s all for a good cause. Why not join in with ‘No Mow May’. Yes it’s a real thing and … Continue reading

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Claire’s Allotment May 2023 Update

Well what a weekend that was. Busy busy. Mark and I were away for the weekend, which is generally all the holiday we get together at the moment as we’re both just so busy. We drove, or rather Mark did … Continue reading

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Easter weekend 7th – 10th April 2023!

It was practically a 4 day weekend, although I did work on Good Friday, but only for a couple of hours so that was ok. The rest of the long weekend was spent doing all sorts of things, mainly in … Continue reading

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April sowings directly outside……

I seem to have all my April seeds finally sown in the greenhouses and I’ve also pricked out everything that I can. I’m sure in a couple of weeks time there will be loads more to do. The greenhouses are … Continue reading

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Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th April 2023 – Free afternoons!!

The clients that I was at both these mornings only need me for a half day at this time of year. Give it until next month and I’ll be back to full days. But that means I have the afternoons … Continue reading

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Sunday 2nd April 2023 – I’ve run out of compost again!!

This year I’m getting compost as and when I need it (which at this time of year is frequently). They have a special deal at our local independent garden centre on compost when you buy 3 bags, so I’m buying … Continue reading

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Sunday 26th March 2023 – Pretty flowers and an afternoon in the garden pricking out.

The weekend before was Mother’s Day, and Mark and I went down to see our son at university. Our daughter and her boyfriend were also away seeing his parents so it was a rather unusual Mother’s Day albeit a different … Continue reading

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