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Swimming, 28th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

Start of a new week, and having increased my interval for a couple of weeks after I was ill, I’m now starting to reduce it again. 20 x 50m freestyle, target 48s on an 85s interval recovery 25m freestyle, target … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 27th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

I’ve now found a bit of space to plant out the leeks that have been in module trays in the greenhouse for what seems like forever. They’re a bit dotted around where I’ve removed plants such as the peas I … Continue reading →

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Fixing a UPVC window that won’t close

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

One of our UPVC double-glazed windows stopped closing properly. There was always a gap (and a fairly large one at that) at the bottom on the side with the hinge. After some investigation and fiddling about I decided that the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd June 2021 (belated)

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

Harvesting is becoming more common now, and we had another dinner mostly from the veg plot tonight. We had more calabrese. The heads aren’t the biggest, but it’s not the end of the world as they all seem to be … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 26th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

It’s been a busy busy day today. I had to do some bee stuff first because the forecast is for 24 hours of rain from 9am tomorrow and I don’t like playing with bees in the rain, after which I … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

A completely different day today. Whereas yesterday I had the entire lane to myself, today there were six of us. The others were swimming around 30s per length whereas I am doing around 20s per length which made it quite … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

A bit of an odd day at the pool today, as there was no-one else in the fast lane for the entire session. Sticking with the same plan as for the rest of the week my 50m reps were again … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by james

After a few miserable days I got out in the garden today and planted out Romanesco cauliflower under my brassica netting. They should have gone out a couple of weeks back probably, but I wasn’t able to do so at … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd June 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by james

I don’t know why, but today was an unexpectedly good day. I wasn’t planning on pushing things, but most of my 50m reps were 43s, with a couple of 42s and three or four 44s towards the end of the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 21st June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

A harvest, at last 🙂 This evening for dinner we had beetroot tarte tatin, broccoli, baby carrots, broad beans, calabrese and sugar snap peas with all the veggies coming from the garden 🙂 Some of the broad beans were a … Continue reading →

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