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Aroma of Vinegar

August 10, 2008
Aroma of Vinegar

I think I wasted my time this morning lighting a new stick of patchouli and lemon incense. The mornings trip to the lotty resulted in a monstrous glut that could only mean an afternoon spent preparing chutney and a house oozing the homely charm of hot spicy vinegar. There are a couple of cauliflowers in [...]

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Maternal Pride

June 10, 2008
Maternal Pride

I was leaning over the pond this evening, trying to reach the juicy alpine strawberries, when I spotted a big adult frog eyeballing me from the comfort of the pool. I was swelled with pride, as this strange beast had accepted lodgings in my pond. Now my eye was in though, I spotted 3 tiny [...]

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Sacrificial Caullis

June 7, 2008
Sacrificial Caullis

My squashes have not done at all well this year and if I don’t find myself buried under a glut of courgettes by mid Summer then I will have to declare myself an allotmenting failure. I didn’t help myself very much by sowing 7 year old seed as the germination rate has been exceptionally poor. [...]

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Community Allotmenting – War or Peace?

May 25, 2008
Community Allotmenting - War or Peace?

One of the plots adjacent to mine is run on a community basis and I find it fascinating to see how well it flourishes. I would expect utter chaos but it’s a very well ordered plot. I haven’t spotted a Gantt chart pinned up on the shed wall with tasks and timelines allocated to individuals [...]

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