The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Dec 7th, 2010
I took this photograph of the Silver Birch when the sun came up this morning.The temperature was hovering around minus six and all the trees were looking very Christmassy. images by Steve Robinson Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; And tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted [...]
Posted in Allotments on Nov 24th, 2009
Sweet Pea (Delicate Pleasures) Here are sweet peas,on tip-toe for a flight With wings of gentle flush o’er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things To bind them all about with tiny rings Keats Although it is a bit late I am going to chit some saved Sweet Pea seeds and set [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 2nd, 2009
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. author unknown
Posted in Allotments on Sep 12th, 2008
Yesterday we had a bit of an adventure. We delivered two silkie boys to a lad in Bishops Castle. We had never been there before and the whole journey, including getting lost on the way home, turned into a great day out. We stopped to get our bearings outside a lovely pub where we had [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 29th, 2008
We finally decided to invest in an incubator and went for the RCOM20 from P&T Poultry. Our savings have taken as much of a battering as the allotment this week as we have also bought some plastic tubing and some netting to build a tunnel. On Tuesday morning I checked on Pecker, who was initially [...]
Posted in Allotments on Sep 17th, 2007
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless with fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run.” To Autumn – Keats The leaves are starting to fall and there is a feel of Autumn in the air this morning. I love the Autumn [...]
