Monthly Archives: August 2021

No dig diary, 3rd August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

“Looks like we’re gonna need another compost heap!” Hopefully it will sink down over the next few days, but actually given the volume of material that’s now going into these, I think starting up a third is pretty much inevitable. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

At last the pool is a little cooler. Not much, certainly, and the lifeguard was a little coy about the actual temperature when I asked, but whilst it didn’t feel as though it was back to normal, it did at … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 31st July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

This morning I cut lots of broccoli heads, some of which we’ve given to my parents and siblings who we saw in the afternoon. The rest may well be turned into soup or pesto. It looks like they’re not the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It is said that all actions have quinsequonces… I went out to the greenhouse this evening to collect my kale plants with the intention of planting them out, to discover that having quite successfully netted all of my brassicas and … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Final session of the week! No improvement in the water temperature, but the manager was at the reception desk when I came in so I discussed it with him. It turns out that some work has been done on the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Another warm one 🙁 There was a bit of a strange group in the fast lane today, too. A couple of girls who weren’t even in their teens, another girl who might have been late teens, and someone I took … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It’s a veggie day today and we’re eating loads from the garden for dinner this evening, including the very last of the peas. Also on the menu this evening is broccoli (calabrese). This is a vegetable that I need to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Same story at the pool today, but I was a little faster at least. There’s probably not much else to say. (50m) 43.24, 44.63, 43.71, 44.18, 45.17, 43.58, 44.19, 44.39, 44.21, 46.83, 44.82, 44.64, 45.29, 45.07, skip, 43.08, 44.26, skip, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Still no progress with the pool. It’s as warm as it was last week 🙁 Times are predictably poor, and I really felt as though I was slogging my guts out to go that fast. Even after I finished swimming, … Continue reading →

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Testing out the Crytec chipper

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

I couldn’t leave it sitting around for long, so today I hooked up the chipper to the towing hitch on the tractor, locking the stand in the “up” position to stop it dragging on the ground, and towed it up … Continue reading →

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