Another allotment blog

February 20, 2005

Say hello to Rob, everyone. He's a Belfast-based allotmenteer whose blog Needin a New Eden is the latest addition to my growing blogroll.

20 Feb 2005 09:52:45

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Calling a spade a spade I've been given one of these. Safe to say this is not going to be left down the allotment but stored with the greatest of care in my garage, possibly in a velvet-lined presentation case. It's the kind of kit that I hope to still be using when I am drawing my pension. I used it for the first time yesterday and there is something about digging with a bronze spade that elevates the experience to a new level. Which could be useful, given the amount of digging I have lined up for this year.

Snowing It's just stopped snowing in London. I moved offices this week and the view from my new location - five floors up in Guardian towers - offers a good view of the snow-heavy, leaden grey clouds to one side of the building and the fairly clear blue skies to the other (sorry, no cloudscape pic, digital camera at home). It was snowing when I left home too. I can't help worrying about my shallots and broad beans, planted a week or two ago, in the cold cold ground. Especially as I am almost running out of last year's crop. Meanwhile...

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