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Swimming, 19th April 2021

Posted on April 19, 2021 by james

I decided to work off the clock when I swam today, but still take it fairly easy, so I set myself a target of doing twenty 50m swims in under 60 seconds on an interval of 105 seconds. After that … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

We have potato sign! Having sulked in the ground for what seems far too long, this evening I noticed that the first early potatoes (International Kidney, planted out on 19th March) are just starting to break the surface of the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

Had things been going to plan, today was to have been filled with planting out of tomatoes in the polytunnel, aubergines and melons in the new greenhouse and perhaps even some peppers (probably split between the two). I chickened out … Continue reading →

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Chick hatching 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

It’s been a couple of years since we last did this. Today I put three dozen eggs in incubators today (a dozen each of Copper Black Marans, Cream Legbar and White Leghorn), so hopefully around the weekend of 8th May … Continue reading →

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Grow your own pineapple

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

Well, ok, maybe 🙂 I’ve never done this before, so my daughter and I thought we’d give it a go as we have a couple of pineapples to be eaten this weekend. The top had already been cut off, so … Continue reading →

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Trailure Failure

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

It is alleged that there is an ancient Chinese curse that translates as “May you live in interesting times”. On Wednesday, I certainly had “interesting times” 🙂 My father-in-law had asked me to help him take his old freezer to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 15th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

The initial post-lockdown frenzy appears to have died down already. There were only five people at the pool for my session today and one of those left after no more than thirty minutes. To be fair, the water was genuinely … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

On the basis that one should always yield to temptation as it may not pass one’s way again, I stopped off on the way back from swimming this afternoon and bought a second packet of sweetcorn seeds. I’ve just been … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 13th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

Pretty much the same thing as yesterday, though it didn’t feel quite so painful and I think I’m remembering how to do tumble turns now. Cold water again though. I’m guessing they’re still heating it. Low overnight temperatures probably aren’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th April 2021

Posted on April 18, 2021 by james

Well, what an adventure! My first swim since 30th December. It felt very strange to be back in the water (which wasn’t very warm, either). For this week I’m just going to try to get back into the feel of … Continue reading →

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