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Friday 17th April 2015 – A short afternoon.

Posted on April 17, 2015 by clairesallotment

I was busy this morning running various errands, so the allotment had to wait until this afternoon for me to visit. I was only able to spend a little under 2 hours today on my plot, but to be honest … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 1st October 2014 – That’s the last of the Rhubarb.

Posted on October 2, 2014 by clairesallotment

I spent the afternoon on my plot weeding the Rhubarb beds. I have 2 areas of Rhubarb, and they don’t get too bad with weeds, but tend to get forgotten more than the other beds. I started with the smaller … 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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Hello Allotment, mummy’s home again!!

Posted on September 2, 2014 by clairesallotment

A huge massive “Thank you!!” to my sister Michelle for looking after my garden and allotment while I was away. Not that she had to do much watering, as apparently we had loads of rain (it was lovely and sunny … Continue reading →

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Our trip to Scotney Castle, Kent.

Posted on August 5, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today the kids and I went to Scotney Castle near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It’s a really beautiful fairy tale place, and has only been opened to the public for the last 6 or 7 years. It’s National Trust, so we … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 16th July 2014 – I could have stripped some more!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by clairesallotment

I only had a couple of hours down the allotment this morning as I had to collect George from school as he was coming back from camping with school since Monday. I don’t think it would have been fair to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 15th July 2014 – Pumpkins are very happy.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by clairesallotment

I’ve not seen my allotment for several days now because of various things (work, a busy weekend, and a poorly hubby), and I think it missed me. I missed it. Still I’m please to report that it’s been behaving itself … Continue reading →

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Monday 30th June 2014 – Allotment talk.

Posted on July 1, 2014 by clairesallotment

I was asked to do an allotment talk at a local women’s group this evening. It was so much fun. I spoke in front of about 20 people, and was supposed to talk for about 45 minutes, but you know … Continue reading →

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Thursday 19th June 2014 – That’s more done.

Posted on June 19, 2014 by clairesallotment

Another lovely day for playing on the allotment. So that’s what I did for about 4 hours today. I weeded and watered the Climbing French Bean bed, and then moved on to do the same to the Potato bed. I … Continue reading →

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My little trip – Day 1 Thursday 12th June 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by clairesallotment

Today I was off on my little trip to Birmingham, St Helens, Daventry then home. I had lots to fit in, and lots of people to see, so here goes, are you ready? I left home at 10am with my … Continue reading →

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