tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post1589645273289492919..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: A year of allotmenteeringCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-79882353063005809802013-07-27T21:42:06.341+01:002013-07-27T21:42:06.341+01:00Thanks for visiting Emma, lovely to have you here....Thanks for visiting Emma, lovely to have you here. I know what you mean about how nice it is when you've made lunch from things you have grown. There's a real feeling of achievement and satisfaction. Chickens are on my wish list!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-21508889791764344462013-07-27T21:40:44.276+01:002013-07-27T21:40:44.276+01:00It is, and I am making the most of all of the berr...It is, and I am making the most of all of the berries and beans and things. I'm trying hard to freeze as many gooseberries and blackcurrants as I can to last until the next year.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-70127505795265531392013-07-27T21:39:44.343+01:002013-07-27T21:39:44.343+01:00Thanks Nina. It is a nice setting, and it's n...Thanks Nina. It is a nice setting, and it's nice to have some produce coming through now too.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-67099570898996190382013-07-27T21:38:57.333+01:002013-07-27T21:38:57.333+01:00Thanks Kari. It would be hard to give it up, I wo...Thanks Kari. It would be hard to give it up, I would miss it. I'm just trying to enjoy the here and now of it at the moment.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-4306981434006101052013-07-27T21:37:44.104+01:002013-07-27T21:37:44.104+01:00Thanks for the recommendation, I haven't read ...Thanks for the recommendation, I haven't read anything of hers, but I will look out for her books now. The allotment is indeed a bit of a respite. When I go through the gate, it is like entering another world.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-43219352770718057412013-07-27T21:36:25.904+01:002013-07-27T21:36:25.904+01:00Thanks Flighty, you are right, it is worth it. I ...Thanks Flighty, you are right, it is worth it. I am picking lots of things at the moment, which is helping!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-34725753209999976992013-07-27T21:35:25.738+01:002013-07-27T21:35:25.738+01:00Thanks for your comment Barbara. You are right, i...Thanks for your comment Barbara. You are right, it would be such a shame to give up, and I really don't want to. I hope you manage to visit Cornwall again one day.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-54212102593275916762013-07-27T12:56:34.031+01:002013-07-27T12:56:34.031+01:00Your allotment looks lovely and peaceful. I know ...Your allotment looks lovely and peaceful. I know what you mean about it being a thing of ups and down! Our veggie garden is in the garden so I can do bits and bobs through out the day. Needles to say I still didn't manage to thin out all of the radishes and a whole lot of them just got all leafy with nothing to eat underneath. However on days like today - when I had some new potatoes, spinach and basil from the garden and fresh eggs from our chickens, and I turn it all into lunch for me and the kids, then I really appreciate why it is worth all the effort. Visiting from sustainablemum's blog.EMMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900165967124695510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-44324677802651278322013-07-26T13:03:07.023+01:002013-07-26T13:03:07.023+01:00Oh what a perfect allotment site. We missed out he...Oh what a perfect allotment site. We missed out here once, and didn't go ahead once (it just wouldn't have been viable at the time) ... but one day I will get my allotment, and then I will probably feel exactly as you do.<br /><br />That said, your plot looks well kept to me, and surely the important thing is that it's doing what it's supposed to do and supplying you with lots of lovely fruit and veg :DAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-28849339642241659272013-07-24T19:29:00.768+01:002013-07-24T19:29:00.768+01:00What a beautiful setting for an allotment - ours b...What a beautiful setting for an allotment - ours backs onto a busy car park! - and you have so many lovely things on the go.<br /><br />Enjoy the harvest,<br /><br />Nina x...Nina Nixon...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778168901706224335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-75123926214993582332013-07-24T17:58:22.029+01:002013-07-24T17:58:22.029+01:00Your special place looks beautiful! I know what yo...Your special place looks beautiful! I know what you mean about needing more hours in the day. It can be hard to find the time to do what you love, but when you're faced with giving it up, it's even harder to let it go. Whatever you decide will be the right decision for you. Just look at all you were able to grow. That's a huge accomplishment. I can't even keep an indoor plant alive:)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482703385103047136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-56008236259586422652013-07-24T08:31:41.845+01:002013-07-24T08:31:41.845+01:00It looks so wonderful. I know that overwhelming fe...It looks so wonderful. I know that overwhelming feeling very well! But Perhaps the allotment also gives you respite. I guess we just want to do the best we can and maybe you feel guilty about not giving the attention it "deserves " Have you read Laeticia Maklouf? My gardening guru. She has the right attitude to gardening!! I would love an allotment for all the reasons you talk about. Lovely post xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-26800653398581657392013-07-23T18:58:09.686+01:002013-07-23T18:58:09.686+01:00Good post and terrific photos.
I think that at t...Good post and terrific photos. <br />I think that at times we all feel as you do but it is really worth the effort at the end of the day. I always sympathise with people like yourself who are busy and time limited.<br />I'm sure that you'll find that it will get easier. As the saying goes...Keep calm and plot on! Flighty xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-86700518626988804692013-07-23T10:05:00.210+01:002013-07-23T10:05:00.210+01:00Your photos of your allotment are gorgeous - they ...Your photos of your allotment are gorgeous - they remind me of a lovely holiday we had a few years ago. We discovered allotment gardens in the town we were staying in, had a great time wandering around and picked up a few tips for my garden at home (in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.) <br />I just love the community aspect of gardening and sharing ideas and produce - this is happening more in Sydney as well as verge gardening in suburban streets. After waiting for five years it would be a pity to give it up, though I here what you're saying about needing to get a job - me too! Your boys are learning and experiencing something that will stay with them a long time,<br />Love your Cornwall pics too - we went there as well, would love to go back one day (better get that job!)barbara hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147383865721604516noreply@blogger.com