September is here and that means it’s time for the allotment harvest of 2021! I have a complicated relationship with the allotment. I still haven’t decided if I will be keeping it next year; for the…Continue Reading
Sep 102021
Category: Gardening
Aug 202021
Although this post is about what’s growing in my summer garden in 2021, it feels like we are on the precipice of autumn. The sun is setting earlier and the air has that crisp, damp essence…Continue Reading
Jul 232021
The last time I wrote about the allotment was in my Allotment Update Spring 2021. I’d like to tell you that everything has been going smoothly, and that we love working on the allotment, but that…Continue Reading
Jun 112021
I kept putting off this flower garden update for spring 2021 because the UK has had such miserable weather throughout April and May. It seemed like we would never warm up! As of writing this in…Continue Reading
May 282021
Lucy and I (and Wilbur) have been busy at the allotment since we took it over in mid-March. Every Sunday we’ve been hard at work digging, clearing rubbish, and transforming the space in preparation for this…Continue Reading