Monthly Archives: September 2021

Swimming, 30th September 2021

Posted on September 30, 2021 by james

Today I had a much better session than I’ve had for some time. I had to skip a couple of reps, but otherwise my times were pretty close to the speed I was getting before I dropped my rest interval … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 29th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Yesterday I noticed that a couple of seedlings in the greenhouse were looking a bit nibbled, so this morning I went out on a slug hunt. I was going to catch a big one. I’m not scared 🙂 I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Ah, well, so today it all went a bit Pete Tong 🙁 I actually felt so tired that I just couldn’t swim very fast at all. Possibly yesterday’s session took a bit much out of me, or I didn’t get … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Woohoo! Today was actually my first really good session for some time. All my reps, both 50m and 25m were probably within 0.5s of where I know I’m capable of. That makes me feel so much better. Here’s hoping that … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 26th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Today I harvested all the remaining sweetcorn and froze the cobs. The stalks I twisted out of the ground and after hacking off the roots with a billhook (they obviously went straight into the compost) I shredded the stalks and … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Ok, so today was a complete mess. The school session before our lane-swimming session didn’t even end until we were supposed to be in the water and then they had problems with the ropes and we were over ten minutes … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Another slightly improved session today. If I can keep this up then I make be back to where I was a month ago some time next week.

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Extreme composting?

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

I saw this piece on the BBC website today. The comments from 2:20 to the end amused me, particularly as it’s something I’ve joked about with my daughter. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-58587691

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No dig diary, 21st September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

I seem to have spent the last couple of weeks madly doing stuff and not feeling as though I have a huge amount to show for it. Not sure why. On a non-gardening front I do at least have a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, September 21st 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Another no-so-bad session. They’re coming a bit more regularly now, so I hope I’m going to get back to where I was a few weeks back.

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