December Schmember

Well it's been a while folks... I've been to the allotment once since my last post, and there was an almost-visit but I forgot to take the key and I'd already been home once for my bike light that I'd forgotten so I gave up that day. Anyway the one time I've been, I went for just 45 minutes and did a little bit of digging. The only remarkable thing that happened is that I unearthed two pieces of white bread, the end bits of a loaf.  As if someone had only just left them and covered them up in soil.  That was a bit strange.

November means birthday for me and December is silly Christmas time, and what with this freezing, snowy, icy winter we're having, oh and work, well it all amounts to not much down time at the allotment.

It has been in my thoughts a lot though. Not just because we recently got our annual rent bill for it the other day (£30), but I've been thinking a bit about the upcoming new year and when we finally get to sow some seed!!! Can't wait. And I can't wait to start spending time up there, one of the things it does for me personally is sort my mind out a bit, what with all the peace and quiet, birds singing, distance from shops and tills and people and computers and artificial noise and roads and all the other stuff I often get annoyed with, and the therapeutic effect of digging and other activities.

In case anyone is out there in the nether world of blog browsing or guilt-induced-family-and-friends-reading: Happy Yule, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Have a good one xxxxxxx

here is a random pic for you of the Pavilion in Brighton with snow on from the other day.  I work just behind it xx

New sign!

Yesterday we popped up to the allotment for a little bit.  Baz erected our new sign:

which we lovingly painted on Saturday night. The only problem is that it's a bit hard to read from the track so think we might have to move it to the front of the plot.

Baz then built a water collection contraption which I was very impressed with:

We'll get a larger container at some point and maybe include a second container somehow.

I cleared the area around the rose plants and cut them back a little, though I didn't really know what I was 'supposed' to do so didn't do too much.

et voila:

Will try to get up there again this week to get on with some more digging, though with all the snow and rain it's just too wet at the moment.
xx

Digging in the snow!

Hey. So it was snowing quite a bit today in Brighton/Hove and of course as you do in these wintery, snowy times, I decided to go to the allotment.  I had planned on going really early, but I actually ended up being there between 2 and 4. I only spotted one person and one animal's tracks leading up towards our allotment, and no ground-travelling creature had gone along the road that goes to the last row of allotments where ours is.  Yesterday I was getting quite excited about seeing animal prints in the snow.  Well I only saw one set of prints and they went from the bottom of the plot, into our bed nearest the shed and then back again, but I couldn't tell you what critter it was. Yes I know it is probably a bit insane going digging in your allotment when it is snowing, but to be honest it wasn't any more difficult than the last few days.  After I had scooped up the thin layer of snow from the soil, it was just the same as it was before. I am really chuffed because I have now finished the bed with the fruit tree in it, so that means I'm half way through!! Four down and four to go.  I'm so knackered and have to go and make dinner now, then work tomorrow so I will let the photos do the talking for the remainder of this post...... xx