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Category Archives: Family
May already!
So. April came and went, as it aways does and always will. I wasn’t wrong to think we had a drought – here in the UK it was one of the driest (and coldest) Aprils on record. The climate crisis … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Allotment, Climate change, Do what you can with what you have, Family, In the time of the virus, Reflections on life (and death), Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Bath City Farm, Conserving water, coronacrisis, Cotton dishcloths, Fundraising, knitting, rainwater harvesting, Travel, Water butts
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The in-between days
These days between Christmas and New Year have somehow always felt like bonus days, especially when we were still working but both managed to arrange to take holiday days on them. Christmas has always been a big family day; New … Continue reading
A (mostly) rainy day
On the whole I’m not a great fan of being out in the rain, though of course as a gardener I welcome it wholeheartedly. But at some level I’m still the schoolchild who always enjoyed ‘indoor play’, often more than … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 enough, Bath, Community, Family, In the time of the virus, Reflections on life (and death), Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Bath, Blogging, Community, Gardening
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Delicate planning – the Christmas edition
Now we’re out of lockdown and formally into Tier 2, not a lot has changed, for us at any rate. We will still minimise our contact with others, especially indoors. We will continue to think carefully about any plans. We … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 20 (Tuesday)
Today I mostly went for a long walk, to meet up with an older family member to have flasks of coffee together on a bench by the canal. A favourite walk, one I’ve done many times, and yet I saw … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: mark 2 days 16 and 17 (Friday and Saturday)
Catch-up time. Again. Friday was a good day, despite spending most of the morning at the dentist having a filling redone. A very different experience from pre-covid: the surgery has had to invest in all sorts of new safety measures … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 12
Just to be clear, I wrote this yesterday (Tuesday). Today is Wednesday (day 13). Well hello! Clearly I went missing over the weekend (and yesterday). Not literally – I was here all along, just a mix of busy and lazy. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, In the time of the virus, Local, Reflections on life (and death), Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged beigels, Jewish food, knitting, Local, Lymphoedema, Walking
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In the time of the virus: lockdown mark 2
Here we go again! Unsurprisingly to those of us who follow the scientists who know a thing or two (and especially those of us who watch helplessly as the government fails to follow the evidence), another lockdown is coming our … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: happy new year
As you can tell from the very fact that I’m writing this now, I’m by no means a religious observant Jew. Â Nonetheless, I appreciate the rhythms and patterns of the year, and endeavour to mark them in some way or … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: plums are not the only fruit
The world may be going to hell in a handcart, but the local fruit harvest this year looks phenomenal. On my small patch I have a bumper crop of ripe figs – enough for me to be able to pick … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 enough, Allotment, Bath, Community, Do what you can with what you have, Family, Farming, Food, In the time of the virus, Local food
Tagged Allotment, Community, Figs, Food, food poverty, Food preservation, Fruit growing, greengages, Growing food, Local food, plums, Poverty, seasonal fruit and vegetables, The Nest Ledbury, Traditional food methods, Transition movement
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