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Tag Archives: Gardening
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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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: mark 2 day 2
Today I have been: Feeling: well (not to be taken for granted), busy (lots to do today), happy that the sun is shining again, nervous (about that election, and what comes next), impatient (and trying not to be), glad we … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 1
We all knew it would happen, and here it is. I’m thinking I may try to write something every day again. Time will tell (as with most things). Today I have been: Feeling: anxious (about that election), hopeful (about that … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 77 (Monday)
Oh to live in New Zealand (or Denmark, or Germany) where the virus was tackled vigorously, effectively, and early. Instead of here where it will rumble on and on and on…. and that’s if we’re lucky enough to avoid another … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 56 (Monday)
So here we are again, another Monday and the start of a new week. Week 9 of lockdown. Unbelievable and yet true. I was so pleased to receive a photo at the weekend from oldest son and d-o-l of themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Do what you can with what you have, Growing, In the time of the virus, Uncategorized
Tagged Coping, Gardening, Gardens, lockdown
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Six (good) things on Friday (10 August)
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
Five (good) things on Friday (July 20)
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
The Gap Year: October ‘adventure’
Another month where you might not consider what we did to be an adventure, but I do. Because we didn’t go away anywhere or do anything exotic, and yet it was both familiar and unfamiliar, and quietly entrancing. We stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Craft, Cycling, Family, Farming, Food, Frugal, Gap year, Growing, Inspirations, Local, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels
Tagged Active travel, Allotment, City Farms, Coping, Gap year, Gardening, growing, Home, Living, London, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Spitalfields, Travel, Volunteering
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