Author Archives: james

Storm Eunice damage

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

Our house is in quite an exposed position being pretty much on the top of a hill with little to shelter it from the wind in any direction, but despite being on the edge of the Met Office’s “red” warning … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 20th February 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

More brutal weather today and lots of rain too. I was determined not to waste the day though, so I got out for a few minutes when the wind dropped for a short while and planted out my shallots (Golden … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th February 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

It’s all been a bit crazy because of Storm Eunice, but I escaped to the greenhouse (which has developed a very slight lean over the last few days that I’ll have to fix in the summer) for a short while … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 17th February 2022

Posted on February 19, 2022 by james

I don’t know why, but today was just awful 🙁 I even had the fast lane to myself! Regardless, I just felt so tired and there was no power in my arms. One to walk away from and forget 🙁

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Swimming, 16th February 2022

Posted on February 16, 2022 by james

I was late booking my place in the lane today, but when I did so, less than an hour before it started, there was only one other person booked. I was quite surprised when five people turned up 🙁 Given … Continue reading →

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Swimming drills — front crawl “slap”?!

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

Whilst I was getting my breath back after finishing my session today I was reading through the session written up on a white board for the triathlon training session immediately afterwards. Not only did it include lengths of pointless “catch … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 14th February 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

Another awkward day with slower swimmers in the fast lane, though not as bad as yesterday. I did however still have to abandon tumble turns on a number of occasions and that showed in the times. It’s a difficult call. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 13th February 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

It was a bit of a nightmare session today 🙁 I think there were at least seven swimmers including myself in the fast lane, some of them not really going very fast at all and one swimming breaststroke with an … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th February 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

More sowing today. This time it’s aubergines, parsley and radishes, the latter sown six seeds to a module tray cell. The aubergines and parsley are in the propagator, the latter just because there happened to be room. Whilst I was … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 12th February 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

Today was pepper-sowing day, both sweet peppers and chiles. In the main they’re the same varieties that I sowed last year and am hoping will survive the winter in the polytunnel (jalapeno and cayenne chiles, yellow and red Corno di … Continue reading →

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