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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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Wednesday 3rd September 2014 – Onions are all up, and some rather large potatoes.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by clairesallotment

George is back to school today, and Emily tomorrow, but as they’re old enough and sensible enough (most of the time anyway) I can leave them at home and pop to the allotment. So that is exactly what I did … Continue reading →

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Robot Overlords at the London Film Festival, October 18th & 19th 2014

Posted on September 3, 2014 by clairesallotment

Originally posted on Mark Stay Writes:
I’ve been sitting on this top secret news for well over a month now, but it’s been officially announced this morning that ROBOT OVERLORDS will be part of the 58th BFI London Film Festival!…

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Tuesday 2nd September 2014 – Pine berry runners.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by clairesallotment

“What are Pine berries?” I hear you ask. Well I shall tell you. Sometimes they’re called White Strawberries and I did a video about them some time ago. I bought 3 plants for about £9 I think, I may be … Continue reading →

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Monday 1st September 2014 – Last few days of freedom.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by clairesallotment

The summer holidays are very nearly over. George is back on Wednesday and Emily on the Thursday, so today I promised them that we would go out for a fun afternoon. I didn’t want to drive that far, and the … Continue reading →

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Sunday 31st August 2014 – Back to the training for my Shine Walk.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by clairesallotment

It’s only 4 weeks away until I to my Shine Walk, which is rather scary to be honest. I’ve had a bit of a break from walking whilst I was on holiday. I did walk a bit though, to mum … Continue reading →

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