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Tag Archives: Water butts
Well hello! What a load of rubbish (not)
Good morning to you. And yes, randomly, I’m here again. Of course, I’ve always been here. Just not in this online space. I’m spending more time on Instagram these days, and I can see why so many people have migrated … Continue reading
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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In the time of the virus: day 86
Bad night and really busy day = very short post today. But a good day in all sorts of ways. A pleasant walk down to the river and back Made some face coverings for neighbours, and delivered them Thunderstorm and … Continue reading
In the time of the virus: day 58
Another bright sunny and hot day; another day with no rain and none in prospect. For us gardeners this means another day of watering any tender plants; and another day of planning our growing and gardening to minimise the amount … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Climate change, Community, Craft, Do what you can with what you have, Family, In the time of the virus, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, climate crisis, Conserving water, Coping, Family, Gardens, growing, Growing food, lockdown, sewing, Social distancing, Water butts
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How did it go? – reduce water use
With the end of 2019 come and gone, now is a good time to look back and see how I did with the goals I set myself a year ago. I set out my 2019 goals here. I’m going to … Continue reading
2019 goals: use less water – April update
We received our latest water bill yesterday. I was interested to see whether or not we had managed to achieve any reduction in how much we used. Well yes, we have. Down from 23 cubic metres in the previous 6 … Continue reading
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
Do what you can with what you have: water
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
Posted in Climate change, Do what you can with what you have, Frugal, Inspirations, Seeing differently
Tagged Allotment, Conserving water, Frugal, Gardens, growing, Mulch, Water, Water butts
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