Friday, 13 November 2020

13th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 9 - allotment and lockdown

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 After some early morning rain, today was a very sunny and dry day. Managed to get out for a quick cycle ride (about seven miles) around lun...
Thursday, 12 November 2020

12th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 8 - Remembering Spiderlings

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 As today was a shopping day with only a brief visit to the allotment for two cabbages for my mum, here's a little flashback to June 201...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020

11th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 7 - Cycle Ride

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 Cycle ride today. Still a bit dull outside but at least dry. The trees are halfway to winter shutdown now. I find November the bleakest mon...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020

10th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 6 - Allotment in the murk

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Well, day six of the second lockdown and four of those days have been foggy and dull for much of them. The plans I have had to do more weedi...
Monday, 9 November 2020

9th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 5 - Dried Apple Rings

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Just a quick post today but just time to show the dried apple rings that we made. First time we've tried air drying fruit and it does se...

8th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 4 - Seeds

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It is that time of year when thoughts turn to the crops that are to be grown next year. Already in the allotment we have planted some broad ...

7th November 2020 - Lockdown 2 - Day 3 - Red Kites

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Overnight, the fog has descended and outside is really looking like a grey soup again. Despite the cold we took a cycle ride to York, but ev...