Hungerford allotment blog - grow your own, harvesting and vegetarian cooking. Enjoying allotment wildlife, weather and other things that catch my attention.
Enjoying time on the Marsh Lane Allotment site in Hungerford, Berkshire.
A record of successes, failures and a handy reminder for me.
From 2017 each post title brings a song to add a little extra music to the world - enjoy!
Now we’re being watched - we’d better not be naughty! This amazing new addition to our festive flat was designed and created by my incredibly creative Cousin Jen. I texted to ask if she had an elf to go on our shelf and within a day this little chap was made and in the post - isn’t he fabulous?!
We are feeling festive. I had Friday off work and feel like I’ve stopped for Christmas, but actually it’s the first year for ages that I’m having to work on Christmas Eve - I hope it’s not busy! Friday evening we saw A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic Theatre - live streaming via Zoom, of course...
It was great; a really good adaptation with some worthy lessons, sadly, for modern Britain. We were drawn to it because of Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) but there weren’t any zombies in it.
Yesterday I podded the Gigantes beans. Some hadn’t dried out enough, so aren’t suitable for storing. They’re so smooth and white when they’re properly dried in their pods like this.
But this lot, from 4 plants, will serve me well over the next year.
From today we have moved into the new COVID tier 4 which has been specially created for Christmas in the South-East of England, which we just fall within. It’s going to upset a lot of people’s plans, though our Christmas is always enjoyed in isolation.
It would have been better to have made the decision before everyone finalised their arrangements, but with hospitalisation and deaths increasing rapidly the main concern has to be stopping the virus from spreading/mutating and trying as hard as possible to make 2020 the only year that’s spoilt for so many 😔 So, here’s the beautiful Bill Withers providing the title track. I hope you can enjoy Christmas and look forward to a better new year x
We usually have a very quiet Christmas too, just the two of us, my sister and a furry family member. As we form a bubble nothing will change. I guess it won’t be long before we are all in tier four as people will always break the rules if it suits them.
Jen did a good job with the elf. I guess we just have to make the best of it this year. At least there are two other family members living here with me and it is hopefully for just one year whereas a lot of people spend every Christmas completely alone. The beans look good.
Same here, just the two of us. The elf is smashing, i like the swish of hair too. Wishing you a merry Christmas too and hope you have a relaxing festive break, i am making the most of mine and return to work next week and i am so pleased about that. Its been nice, just reading some books, watching nonsense and not so nonsense TV, but cooking - i must admit, i haven't done much of late.
Well, I hope you’re thoroughly refreshed and have a few more days to fritter away - can’t feel guilty about that at this time of year! Best wishes to you and your D Shaheen. Stay healthy
Merry Christmas dear.. in advanced :)
ReplyDeleteWe usually have a very quiet Christmas too, just the two of us, my sister and a furry family member. As we form a bubble nothing will change. I guess it won’t be long before we are all in tier four as people will always break the rules if it suits them.
ReplyDeleteGlad Mr Elf has found a girlfriend.
It certainly seems that we'll all be in this together before we return to any sort of freedom.
DeleteEnjoy your Christmas bubble, Sue
Jen did a good job with the elf. I guess we just have to make the best of it this year. At least there are two other family members living here with me and it is hopefully for just one year whereas a lot of people spend every Christmas completely alone. The beans look good.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Christmas Rob
DeleteSame here, just the two of us. The elf is smashing, i like the swish of hair too. Wishing you a merry Christmas too and hope you have a relaxing festive break, i am making the most of mine and return to work next week and i am so pleased about that. Its been nice, just reading some books, watching nonsense and not so nonsense TV, but cooking - i must admit, i haven't done much of late.
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope you’re thoroughly refreshed and have a few more days to fritter away - can’t feel guilty about that at this time of year! Best wishes to you and your D Shaheen. Stay healthy
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