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Tag Archives: Allotment
Letting go, gently
I began writing this post early in the summer, but somehow couldn’t find the ‘umph’ to finish it. Which I’ve realised is symptomatic of how I’ve felt for much of this year, or at least the summer. I’ve failed to … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Allotment, Climate change, Community, Do what you can with what you have, Growing, In the time of the virus, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Uncategorized
Tagged adjusting, Allotment, Brexit, climate crisis, failing, Life changes, Life lessons, Retirement
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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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Different weeks
I decided this month was going to be a month of catch-ups. With the end of lockdown approaching (we hope…) my time is going to be more in demand and there will be less unallocated time to play with. Back … Continue reading
My week in food (w/c 18.1.21)
Although I wasn’t really thinking about it, looking back I see I did all sorts of things that fitted with the theme. Some habits are now so ingrained and just normal that I have to think hard about it to … Continue reading
Lockdown 3 – reboot
Everything I read about how the coronacrisis is going confirms my belief that we’re in this for a lot longer than the PM would like to admit. My feeling is that this lockdown is going to take us through till … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Allotment, Craft, Do what you can with what you have, Food, In the time of the virus, Nature, Reflections on life (and death), Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Allotment, birdwatching, cooking, Exercise, Food, Free things, Growing food, knitting, lockdown, Lymphoedema, Reading, reduce reuse recycle, Walking
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In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 6
Busy day today, with lots done. Always satisfying. Writing: report from my zoom meeting yesterday Receiving: the package I thought was coming yesterday arranged as promised today. It’s sitting in quarantine Walking: an always enjoyable local walk, clocking up enough … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 enough, Bath, Community, In the time of the virus, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Allotment, coronavirus, Gardening, lockdown, Walking
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In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 5
Today I have been: Gardening: I cleared the allotment bed where the climbing beans grew. I picked all the remaining bean pods to collect the beans for drying and cooking (I’ve already dried and packaged some for next years seeds). … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: getting through the next phase
Before I go on, just a quick update to let you know that I’m no longer feeling ill, just very depleted energy levels. Whatever it was, that was one very tenacious bug. Thank you so much for your good wishes … 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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In the time of the virus: filling the bin
On alternate Fridays the local council empties the green bin – that’s the one for garden waste. They take it away and make compost with it. I use my green bin for things I can’t make compost with at home … Continue reading
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