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No dig diary, 17th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Yesterday and today I’ve planted out some more of the “emergency” brassicas. It’s possible I have the caterpillar issue under control for the moment as I’m not finding anywhere near as many now as I was a week ago, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 17th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

There were only three of us in the fast lane today which was quite pleasant. In fact, for most of the session it was two, as the slowest swimmer decided he’d probably be better off in the medium lane (probably … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 16th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Grump! Not a good start to the week. Because of other commitments I was very late to the pool leaving me only time to do the 50m set, and that wasn’t very good at all. I think perhaps I just … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

It’s been a frustrating day here if you want to be outdoors. Every time I went outside it seemed to start raining 🙁 I did manage to get some sowing done though — lettuces, spinach and spring onions. I was … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 14th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Whilst my plans were for today to be a sowing seeds day, as it happens it turned into a bit of a compost-making day. The hedges around part of our orchard were once traditional west country “earth bank” hedges, but … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 13th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Last swim of the week again, and obviously it brought out something good in me. My 50s weren’t bad at all and the 25s were the fastest I’ve done since I got the new stopwatch (again), though I did miss … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Failed to take the times off my stopwatch again today. Doh! Unlike two days ago however, they were nothing special 🙁

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Swimming, 10th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Now today was just so much better 😀 I don’t understand at the moment why there can be so much variation between days, but today was the fastest I’ve ever done the 50m reps. Not by much, I’ll admit — … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 9th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

I struggled again today 🙁 The water still doesn’t feel the right temperature. I’m still very hot when I leave the sports centre which didn’t used to be the case. There’s nothing much to do but wait though. And I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Thanks to a very sudden attack of blight, I removed all the potato haulms today, but whilst my original intention was to leave the potatoes in the ground for another couple of weeks, in doing so I decided that I … Continue reading →

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