Gardening cycles
Nature works in cycles and we gardeners work along with this. We sow, plant, harvest and store our crops until the growing cycle starts again and the cycle is repeated.Our…
Things heated up
The weather warmed up last week and so did our gardening activities which were more or less confined to the allotment. It's now one of the busiest times of the…
A very oniony week
Last week the weather, once again, influenced how we spent the week.It was showery and cold so for some of the week we spent time carrying out indoor tasks.We have…
Winter is back
After a brief spell of lovely weather, we are back to layering up again. We even had a flurry of snow which thankfully didn't last for very long. We haven't…
A busy week
I think that we may have been lulled into thinking that we can discard some layers of clothing as the weather last week was warm and sunny. I have the…
Almost back on track
All the conditions aligned last week to enable us to get back to some semblance of normality. The weather was fine and Martyn's aches had improved. Not only did Ruby…
Some actual gardening
Last week was a much drier week and not before time. We even saw a little sunshine.We are still not firing on all cylinders. I am more or less back…
A tentative start to the new season
It's been another of those weeks when we seem to have had a diary full of appointments. Monday, I had my follow-up appointment with the dermatologist. I thought I would…
We’ve made a small start
The rain finally stopped and the sun made an appearance. This, and the emergence of more spring flowers, encouraged us to venture outdoors although not as far as the allotment.…
Storms, rain, snow
It will come as no surprise to learn that another week has passed and we still haven’t made it to the allotment.Last week the weather gods threw everything they had…