So it's now almost half way through February 2018 and I thought I'd just jot down a few thoughts about the allotment this year. I'd like to concentrate on green manures this year to help revitalise the soil and allow for the limited amount of compost I have got on the plot at the moment. This will mean I won't be growing as many crops as normal but will hopefully result in a more productive plot in the future.
Celeriac
Tomatoes
Chillis
Cucumber
Herbs - Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Mint, Parsley
Celery
French Beans
Broad Beans
Purple Broccoli
Courgette - Roy and Anna have planted seeds and will share.
Cabbage
Spinach
Garlic
Jerusalem Artichoke
Globe Artichoke
Redcurrant, Rasperry, Blackcurrant, Bramble
Pears, Apples, Damson, Greengage, Plum.
I've pruned the hedge and fruit trees. Ordered some horse manure and chicken pellet manure.
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Thursday, 11 August 2016
Finishing a project...
Pleased to have completed a major renovation project at home in modernising the bathroom. Everything including the pipework, ceiling, floor and tiles had to be replaced as well as the bath, sink and toilet. I was surprised by quite how much work was involved and it has certainly kept me occupied. I've managed to compete some other jobs as well and once everything is straightened out it will be a big relief to have the house back in some kind of order.
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Why not just go down the new adelphi club?
Came across a post by a colleague which has inspired me to start on my blog again. Having only written one post in a couple of years I'm hoping things might improve! I can't believe how many projects I seem to have going despite what I thought was a conscious effort to narrow down my horizons.
List of projects in no particular order and I suspect I'm only just scratching the surface of my home space here....
1:New bathroom project - ongoing major renovation.
2: Fitting wood burning stove in shed on allotment - materials sourced
3: Creating wooden compost bins from reclaimed pallets on allotment.
4: Clearing waste ground on allotment to enable a new raised bed to be established.
5: Fitting a cap flap to the from door to enable the cat to come and go instead of driving everyone round the bend constantly trying to get in or out every 5 minutes.
6: Fitting louvered windows to the greenhouse to help improve ventilation.
7:Fit the airlock on the cider we just pressed over the weekend.
8: Printing some live music photos for consideration for a display.
9:Reclaiming some space on my hard drive to continue working on my photo projects.
10: Preparing my appraisal for work.
11: Repairing / replacing the right hand brake, gears and slow puncture on my bike.
12:Getting slow puncture on car fixed.
13: starting walking again in the evenings.
14: Getting out in the mornings to capture some of the wonderful scenes at sunrise during autumn.
15: Making a wormery for composting
16:Door Knobs on the doors
17: Light bulbs for garage and outside
18 Pony for Ruth
19:Plinths on the kitchen cupboards
20: Fixing the back gate so you can close it from the outside.
21: Building a pizza oven
22: Building a step outside.
23;Fix lights outside.
24: Repair door bell;
25:Lights in the kitchen.
26 New filter for fridge
27:Start blogging again......
On the other hand why not forget all this and just go down the The New Adelphi Club
List of projects in no particular order and I suspect I'm only just scratching the surface of my home space here....
1:
2:
3: Creating wooden compost bins from reclaimed pallets on allotment.
4: Clearing waste ground on allotment to enable a new raised bed to be established.
5: Fitting a cap flap to the from door to enable the cat to come and go instead of driving everyone round the bend constantly trying to get in or out every 5 minutes.
6: Fitting louvered windows to the greenhouse to help improve ventilation.
7:
8: Printing some live music photos for consideration for a display.
9:
10: Preparing my appraisal for work.
11: Repairing / replacing the right hand brake, gears and slow puncture on my bike.
12:
13: starting walking again in the evenings.
14: Getting out in the mornings to capture some of the wonderful scenes at sunrise during autumn.
15: Making a wormery for composting
16:
17:
18 Pony for Ruth
19:
20: Fixing the back gate so you can close it from the outside.
21: Building a pizza oven
22: Building a step outside.
23;
24: Repair door bell;
25:
26 New filter for fridge
27:
On the other hand why not forget all this and just go down the The New Adelphi Club
Monday, 11 March 2013
CNSoMe Reflections
Having embarked on the Canvas Networks Social Media CNSoMe course I wanted to explore using a blog to help in my learning process! Using a blog is one of the ways you can help to reflect on what you have learned and remember it better. It won't be the first time I have embarked on a blog and there is a sad and largely empty lot of abandoned efforts somewhere in the ether. This time it seems right as my blogging has an ultimate purpose to help me learn, remember and hopefully understand better. I am struck by the wonderful opportunities that social networks bring to our lives. In my own field of family medicine and undergraduate medical education I can already see the benefits and my enthusiasm for learning and teaching has been invigorated. Where this is going to lead I am not really sure but leaving myself some notes along the way seems a pretty good place to start.
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