Monthly Archives: August 2021

Swimming, 23rd August 2021

Posted on August 23, 2021 by james

Swimming today was a bit of a mess 🙁 I was a couple of minutes late thanks to an unannounced road closure, but everything started off fine. Then another chap who I’ve not seen before joined the fast lane and … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd August 2021

Posted on August 23, 2021 by james

Much of the day was taken up by finishing off cutting back overhanging trees in the orchard and feeding the brash through the shredder. I nearly ran out of room in the trailer! I’ve already used about half of that … Continue reading →

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Grow your own pineapple #2

Posted on August 23, 2021 by james

Nothing doing in the garden on Saturday because the weather was utterly miserable — rain and thunder almost all day. I went to the beer shack and made a batch of beer instead. Sunday was lovely by comparison, particularly as … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 20th August 2021

Posted on August 20, 2021 by james

The fast lane was very busy today with seven people for most of the session and a few times I couldn’t turn or was held up by a slower swimmer. For once though it didn’t really seem to affect me … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th August 2021

Posted on August 19, 2021 by james

Today turned into a bit of a rush for no obvious good reason, but once into the pool it was at least fairly quiet. I felt as though I did fairly well today too, though I ended up having to … Continue reading →

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New HP printer admin login failure

Posted on August 19, 2021 by james

I’ve just bought an LP laser printer (a 179 MFP), having got fed up of paying far too much for inkjet ink. The printer arrived yesterday and today I set it up and plugged it in. At one point during … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th August 2021 (part 2)

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

This evening I have taken cuttings from the red and green basil and each of the tomato varieties, putting them in water to see if they will produce roots. If the tomatoes do well then I’ll pot them up and … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Yesterday and today I’ve planted out some more of the “emergency” brassicas. It’s possible I have the caterpillar issue under control for the moment as I’m not finding anywhere near as many now as I was a week ago, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 17th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

There were only three of us in the fast lane today which was quite pleasant. In fact, for most of the session it was two, as the slowest swimmer decided he’d probably be better off in the medium lane (probably … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 16th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Grump! Not a good start to the week. Because of other commitments I was very late to the pool leaving me only time to do the 50m set, and that wasn’t very good at all. I think perhaps I just … Continue reading →

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