Tag Archives: Allotment

Zero waste: so you think you don’t like turnips?

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

My friend gets a weekly veg box delivered, which includes whatever the farm has ready at the time.  She and her husband really don’t like turnips, which is how two lots of turnips found their way to me.  I tolerate … Continue reading →

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Taking stock

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

It’s all too easy to stay on repeat and just grow the same things and make the same jams and preserves year after year.  But a minor mishap meant I needed to clear off the garage shelf where I keep … Continue reading →

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Six (good) things on Friday (10 August)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Swimming – this week I joined the local newly re-furbished and re-opened Sports and Leisure Centre, mainly for the swimming pool, but membership comes with the added bonus of access to the gym and all the classes, plus a one … Continue reading →

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Five (good) things on Friday (July 20)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

This has been a good week for me, after a run of many with a more mixed feel about them. I received my made-to-measure pressure leg garment, far more quickly than I was led to expect.  After only 4 days … Continue reading →

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Do what you can with what you have: water

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

In this long hot dry spell, it feels like a good time to write about how we use water, and how we can use less of it.  Especially those of us who have gardens and plants in pots, and tender … Continue reading →

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Food for thought, thought for food

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I’ve always enjoyed learning new things.  My current special interest centres on everything to do with food. where does it come from? how was it grown / made / distributed? what cultural history does it have? working to be more … Continue reading →

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Five good things – and a bonus sixth (and it’s Friday!)

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

My goodness where DID that time go?  Well, of course I know where it went.  It went in busy-ness and a lovely holiday (more of that to come), and a few crises (not mine, so not mine to share).  But … Continue reading →

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