Before work this morning, I ran down to the allotment in the rain, desperate to see whether the chick had survived the night. I was greeted by a happy sight of three happy balls of fluff!
Alive and Cheeping
A matter of life or death
I had to run into work this morning quickly before going down to the allotment. Upon my arrival, I was met with some bad news about one of the chicks. Cliff had checked on Emily this morning to find her and only two chicks. No sign of the third. After several minutes searching he found... Continue Reading →
Greenhouse Renovation
Both of us walked down to the allotment late this morning. A rare day off for my husband meant we enjoyed a slow start before heading off to feed the chickens. We arrived to find Cliff and Mick the Greek busy with removing the back section of the greenhouse. They were working at a rate... Continue Reading →
And then there were two!
This morning, I was up early ready to stalk the postman in the hopes the hatching eggs would arrive. They arrived in a carefully taped package and clearly labelled fragile. As keen as I was to open it, I decided it would be safer to open it down the allotment rather than risk any damage... Continue Reading →
Life in the sunshine
This morning, armed with cleaning supplies, I lugged the stove back to the allotment. It had occurred to me that the strong chemicals needed to clean the stove wouldn't be a good mix with my idiot cats. I arrived on site, dumped the cleaning supplies and stove outside the greenhouse and went to join the... Continue Reading →
Chippings and Clubhouse cleaning
Lack of sleep and an early delivery meant I was down on site much earlier than usual. Last night I spotted and bought a builder's bag of cedar bark chippings. The seller was able to drop off the bag at the allotment early so I could spend a whole day sorting out the fruit section.... Continue Reading →
When you wish you had taken your second thoughts first…
This morning I went down to the allotment much earlier than usual. I swung by the corner shop and picked up some food and ambled onto site. I opened up the shed and enjoyed breakfast in the sunshine. Breakfast scoffed, I went over to say hello to Mel and her sister who were busy working.... Continue Reading →
A productive Sunday
Late this morning I ambled down to the allotment, hoping that the looming grey clouds wouldn't stop me from the jobs I needed to do. The odd shower I could manage but full on rain as we have been having the last couple of weeks would spell the end of any work today. Upon arrival,... Continue Reading →
S.O.S – Save Our Shed!
This morning, my husband and I ambled down to the allotment, to check on the shed. I have had to work lots of extra hours this week and that combined with the bad weather had left me dreading what we would find. Upon our arrival, we found Michael and Cliff attempting to cover the shed... Continue Reading →
Final touches
This evening I ambled down to the allotment to put the finishing touches to the shed. I arrived armed with a shelf, three small succulent plants in pretty pots, a pack of wooden pegs and some more lights. Much to my satisfaction, Mel's idea of using chicken wire and pegs as a noticeboard works perfectly.... Continue Reading →
A day of two halves
This morning we ambled down to the allotment, armed with the last few bits for the shed. We dropped off the final bits outside the shed before looking at the shed in the daylight. All the paint had dried and after a short discussion, we decided to do another coat on the top panel and... Continue Reading →
Cleaning the coop
So today was the day for the long overdue cleaning of the coop. I always dread this job as it usually takes me a couple of hours to do it properly and includes time for drying. As far as I can remember, I haven't explained how I clean the coop. So here it is... The... Continue Reading →
Riddling gravel
Today I overslept and went down late to sort out the chickens. The weather has returned to being unbearably hot again so I decided to just do the chickens then retreat into the shade. I was greeted with grumpy clucking as I checked the coop. Both Nelly and Daisy were hiding under the coop again.... Continue Reading →
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