Author Archives: james

Once again it’s apple-pressing day

Posted on November 8, 2020 by james

I posted a month back that we’d collected apples for pressing, but until today we’d not actually got around to doing the hard work. I estimated that we had 250kg to 300kg of apples ready to be pressed and today … Continue reading →

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A new fungus on me

Posted on November 8, 2020 by james

A couple of days ago whilst out in the garden I noticed a strange fungus in the grass that I’ve never seen before. Turns out their common name is “earth tongues”. Other mushrooms are quite common in our lawns, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th November 2020

Posted on November 4, 2020 by james

Another awkward day, but much better than earlier this week. I was sharing the lane with two swimmers of a similar pace and slightly slower than me, swimming continuously. So mostly I could avoid them, but every so often I’d … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 3rd November 2020

Posted on November 4, 2020 by james

I struggled today. Partly because the speeds of other swimmers in the lane made it difficult to stay on track with my set, but I think mostly because I just didn’t feel great. I stuck at it as best I … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd November 2020

Posted on November 2, 2020 by james

Well, the impending lockdown seems to have brought out all the people who haven’t been swimming since the last one ended. I think there were more people at the pool for my session today than I’ve seen since the day … Continue reading →

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Must have been a bit breezy last night…

Posted on November 2, 2020 by james

When I went for a stroll around the garden at lunchtime I noticed some panes of glass missing from the end of the greenhouse. Closer inspection suggests that the wind must have flexed the frame of the greenhouse sufficiently to … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Composting beds again

Posted on November 1, 2020 by james

After I ran out of light yesterday I’d not quite finished with the beds I was spreading compost on. Last night the forecast was for rain all day today, but this morning it was all change (quelle surprise!) with only … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: More seeds

Posted on October 31, 2020 by james

This weekend I’ve been working through the list of what I want to grow next year and finding out where I can get the seeds I want. I placed an order for some seeds on Friday, mostly so I could … Continue reading →

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Swimming 2020, not much more left :(

Posted on October 31, 2020 by james

I had a couple of days off swimming at the tail end of last week, mainly because the timings of sessions had changed for half term and what was available didn’t fit in very well with work and other things … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Composting more beds

Posted on October 31, 2020 by james

The weather has been fairly poor today thanks to a storm that I’ve already forgotten the name of, but I managed to get outside for a couple of hours this afternoon and started spreading out the remainder of our own … Continue reading →

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