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No dig diary, 7th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

I think I need some practice at plaits 🙂 That’s probably about a quarter of the garlic harvest this year. Perhaps a touch more, but not much. Despite the rubbish weather I have also been out in the garden a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Last swim of the week. Only three this week because the timetable has been changing too much 🙁 It didn’t feel good though. The lane was quite busy and I felt I was struggling to find a rhythm as a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th August 2021

Posted on August 4, 2021 by james

Whilst the lifeguards told me the water was still at 30.2°C today, it definitely felt cooler in the pool than it has done for the last two weeks which was a huge relief. It really showed, too. My 50m times … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 3rd August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

“Looks like we’re gonna need another compost heap!” Hopefully it will sink down over the next few days, but actually given the volume of material that’s now going into these, I think starting up a third is pretty much inevitable. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd August 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

At last the pool is a little cooler. Not much, certainly, and the lifeguard was a little coy about the actual temperature when I asked, but whilst it didn’t feel as though it was back to normal, it did at … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 31st July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

This morning I cut lots of broccoli heads, some of which we’ve given to my parents and siblings who we saw in the afternoon. The rest may well be turned into soup or pesto. It looks like they’re not the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It is said that all actions have quinsequonces… I went out to the greenhouse this evening to collect my kale plants with the intention of planting them out, to discover that having quite successfully netted all of my brassicas and … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Final session of the week! No improvement in the water temperature, but the manager was at the reception desk when I came in so I discussed it with him. It turns out that some work has been done on the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Another warm one 🙁 There was a bit of a strange group in the fast lane today, too. A couple of girls who weren’t even in their teens, another girl who might have been late teens, and someone I took … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It’s a veggie day today and we’re eating loads from the garden for dinner this evening, including the very last of the peas. Also on the menu this evening is broccoli (calabrese). This is a vegetable that I need to … Continue reading →

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