Monthly Archives: September 2021

Swimming, 9th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Things aren’t getting any easier unfortunately 🙁 My foot is looking better, but I’m still down on the times I’d expect for my set. I’ll just keep plugging away in the hope that things get better soon.

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More fruits of my labour

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I picked another 1¾lb of blackberries this morning, followed by a washing up bowl full (I have no idea what that weighs — perhaps 14lbs?) of Victoria plums. The blackberries went straight into the freezer and we’ve stoned the plums … Continue reading →

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Tonight Matthew, I am Kenwood Chef repairman

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Well, actually it’s taken more than one night, but tonight I finished the job after receiving the last of the spares I had to order… A few weeks back our Kenwood Chef stopped working. It’s a KM400 model that we’ve … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

And yes, another poor session 🙁 My foot is still looking somewhat inflamed and I’ve been very hot for the last day or so, but the weather quite possibly hasn’t helped with that with the temperature going up from averaging … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Another disappointing swim, I’m afraid. I don’t like to feel as though I’m grasping for excuses, but there’s a small amount of swelling and redness around one of my left toes and a little of the top of my left … Continue reading →

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More blackberries in the freezer

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

It took a fair while to clear the other side of the “blackberry hedge” of nettles and other obstructions (which have at least ended up in the compost heap). I think in total I’ve put five wheelbarrow loads of stuff … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 3rd September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Oh dear 🙁 After yesterday’s improvement, I’m now back to where I was before. I need to think on this some more.

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Swimming, 2nd September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I now have to wonder if I may have had some sort of illness, albeit one that wasn’t at all obvious, over the last week or so. Since early last week I’ve been really struggling with my swimming. When I’ve … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 1st September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I’ve planted up quite a few of my winter salads in mushroom trays now. I think I have eight done, so forty-eight plants. Then I had an idea that is so simple I don’t know why I’ve overlooked it until … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 31st August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Last winter I grew salad leaves in the greenhouse, in mushroom trays lined with newspaper and filled with compost. This year I intend to plant most of the plants for winter salads in the polytunnel and no-dig greenhouse once the … Continue reading →

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