Tag Archives: 2022

Allotment Adventures: Swarms and a full polytunnel

Posted on May 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

This week, I was on a mission. There were a couple of things I felt had to be done; get all the plants in the living room into the polytunnel and work out how many I have and where they … Continue reading →

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Iris

Posted on May 17, 2022 by nicdempsey

The irises on the plot came up just in time for my grandmother’s birthday. Iris Lillian Bright was (I’m told) named Iris because they were blooming in her father’s garden when she was born (and she would probably have been … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Misty Blue – Dorothy Moore

Posted on May 15, 2022 by nicdempsey

Back to the music that you inherit, this one is from Ma. There is a story. She heard it on the radio and then went to the record shop and sang it because she didn’t catch what it was called. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring Flowers

Posted on May 11, 2022 by nicdempsey

We’re coming up to halfway through the month and I haven’t planted anything outside. I’ve got most of the tomatoes into the polytunnel and we’ve sown celeriac, peas, carrots and beetroot outside but aside from tomatoes, I’ve only sown a … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Anniversary

Posted on May 10, 2022 by nicdempsey

Saturday marked six years of having the plot. It’s been a ride. Six years ago, it was a half plot. It had a plum tree, two rhubarb crowns, some raspberries, lots of metal pipes and weeds, lots and lots of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Elections and finishing things

Posted on May 9, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! We’ve had the election results and the overall feeling is that Labour could have done better and the Tories didn’t do as badly as expected. The greased piglet lives to fight another day and the Daily Mail managed … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Elections

Posted on May 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m spending this one in the office, so this was complied yesterday. It feels like the news is moving pretty fast and I have no idea of outcome of the local elections so who knows if any of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: May

Posted on May 2, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! In the UK, we have yet another Bank Holiday, I’m not complaining, they come thick and fast in Spring and we have two at the beginning of June. I will either spend today being super productive or lying … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Surfeit of Tomato Plants

Posted on April 27, 2022 by nicdempsey

This week, I started to pot on the tomatoes. I thought I was being restrained. Reader, I was not. Eight small pots turned into 71 seedlings and I have one more pot to go but I’ve run out of compost. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Watering

Posted on April 20, 2022 by nicdempsey

We hit the allotment on Monday. We had a small list and as is the way with the plot, we did loads but not all of the things we planned on. Firstly, the water has been switched on which is … Continue reading →

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