The darker and longer evenings, the clock changes, the cold. It happens every year, yet, it seems to come as a shock and impacts my mental health quite a lot. I’m used to long evenings at the allotment, basking in the setting sun, and listening to the birds greeting the warm evenings to the setting …
Every year, I am fascinated with the variety of quirky coloured courgettes. And thus, try to grow as many as I can; resulting in a horrendous glut. There is no faster way of ploughing through a good 10-15 courgettes a week, than with soup. You’d think a courgette soup would be bland, watery, and …
A month ago, I went to visit a friend’s allotment site that they had recently taken over; I absolutely fell in love with the place. A private parish site with a public walkway through, an orchard and a myriad of quirky and traditional plots combined. Emails were exchanged and I was offered a small …
I have been making the most of the good weather to get to the plot and figure things out. I went along with the boys yesterday to spend time outdoors and just take stock of what I actually wanted to do. I like flourishes of inspiration to come to me whilst I am standing there …
Who’s getting excited about planting seeds…? ME! If you’ve started already then that’s cool; I just don’t have the space to store my seedlings without taking out all the space in my flat and probably should be considerate towards the others living here aka my husband and son. The new year is so full …
