Wednesday, November 30

November in pictures

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Monday, November 28

Another flying visit

It was another flying visit to the allotment last week,

It was a wet week again and Martyn's foot isn't yet improved enough for him to wear any footwear that would be suitable for working on the allotment.

We spent an hour or so at the weekend taking some waste materials to the plot to compost and also to uncover the winter onions and garlic. These had been protected under enviromesh after planting but now the enviromesh was likely to be doing more harm than good. The shoots couldn't grow straight under the weight of the mesh and also if we do have any snow the weight of the snow on the mesh would flatten the young plants Hopefully, now the mesh has been removed the plants will straighten as they usually do.


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Monday, November 21

Misty and wet

I don't have much to report this week.

The best word to describe last week's weather was miserable. The week began damp and misty. If anything as the week progressed the weather worsened.

We planned our weekly visit to Nostell for Thursday but rain fell all day and it never got light. Ruby wasn't pleased and spent most of the day curled up on the sofa. I think she thought that it was bedtime.


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Monday, November 14

A second week away from the plot


Another non-gardening week last week.

Preparing for our new carpets to be fitted involved taking a desk apart. Whilst doing this a large piece of wood fell on, Martyn's foot. The result was a badly grazed shin and a bruised foot. This meant that he could only manage to wear a certain pair of shoes that were unsuitable for gardening or walking anywhere muddy.

My sister had a fall and needed a visit to a local minor injuries unit and I had a bit of a problem with my knee which, fortunately, seems to have sorted itself out. All in all, Ruby was the only one operating on all cylinders.

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Sunday, November 6

No gardening last week

Last week was very busy but just not as far a gardening was concerned.

We both had our Covid booster vaccinations which was a far quicker process than last time. We set off early not knowing what the traffic would be like. Planning journeys is a nightmare at the moment as road works, and the accompanying temporary traffic lights, are popping up all over. One particularly annoying set involves digging up a road that was only recently resurfaced after years a waiting for the improvements. Anyway, I digress, we arrived at the vaccination centre early and contemplated waiting for a while in the car park. We decided to go straight in and after registering we went to wait our turn. We were surprised to find that the waiting area was empty and no sooner had we sat down than we were called forward. We were back to the car and heading home before our appointment was due. Happily, we didn't have any major side effects other than, Martyn having an aching arm.



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Wednesday, November 2

October in pictures

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