tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post7564786613446555358..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: An own goalCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-47180824780290615612015-09-16T19:24:14.713+01:002015-09-16T19:24:14.713+01:00Your pictures from the allotment are wonderful!The...Your pictures from the allotment are wonderful!The apple looks so good I love the unusual varieties luckily I have found our local greengrocers has a few different varieties of apple for sale! Your allotment surprise sounds good. We had gardeners soup last weekend to try and use the vegetables from the garden in a different way! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-35313695926353083362015-09-15T21:19:27.111+01:002015-09-15T21:19:27.111+01:00Allotment Surprise sounds pretty good to me! I am ...Allotment Surprise sounds pretty good to me! I am with you on struggling with change, especially when it comes to taking away the few wild spaces left in more urban areas. Growing up, our house was one of the first built on our block and there were many empty lots that my sisters and our few neighbors played in. We built forts, picked flowers and dug big tunnels and holes. When they began to develop the lots, my middle sister and I took one 'For Sale' sign down and threw it into the canyon. It was naughty, we knew, but we loved our wild place.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050293013935630835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69038167473898944252015-09-15T10:13:06.855+01:002015-09-15T10:13:06.855+01:00Such beautiful photos - so autumnal - and then tha...Such beautiful photos - so autumnal - and then that bare field. <br />It is a conundrum. It is good that people have space to play sport, but it is always sad to see habitats lost. Perhaps they might allow the weeds to grow around the edge of the field? <br />I think allotment surprise sounds delicious. Gillian's comment about dustbin pie made me giggle. I may steal that. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-58286733348017784752015-09-14T13:28:56.703+01:002015-09-14T13:28:56.703+01:00oh dear... I know what you mean... it must feel ve...oh dear... I know what you mean... it must feel very disconcerting...<br /><br />(my kids hate the 'bottom of the fridge' soups... mind you they always seem to turn out brown!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597324560311863417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-75426812238301144392015-09-14T12:25:46.842+01:002015-09-14T12:25:46.842+01:00I'm loving the golden light in your photos. Ho...I'm loving the golden light in your photos. Hope the field work doesn't cause too much disruption. XXThe Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-25258350924618407012015-09-14T00:25:58.780+01:002015-09-14T00:25:58.780+01:00SAD; sorrySAD; sorrye / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-8794984030130280212015-09-14T00:25:34.357+01:002015-09-14T00:25:34.357+01:00said about a wild patch being lost, but i guess - ...said about a wild patch being lost, but i guess - as others have said - at least it's not an industrial estate or car parking, there will be some green to see still (it won't be fake turf, will it?!). maybe you can bomb the edges with some wildflower seeds ... :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-23718199849577302322015-09-13T22:32:14.367+01:002015-09-13T22:32:14.367+01:00I'm sorry about the football field and loss of...I'm sorry about the football field and loss of wildlife. I hope the pitch is a useful, productive addition to your town and brings some happiness to people's lives. <br /><br />I love the sound of your Allotment Surprise meal. My Grandparents always used to call quiche "dustbin pie" because it was great for using up all the leftovers from the fridge. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-58451676212113127972015-09-13T09:57:44.147+01:002015-09-13T09:57:44.147+01:00I am always grateful to live within the conservati...I am always grateful to live within the conservation area of our village, and worried that the field across the road which is outside it will be built on. It's not even that I'm concerned my view would be spoiled - it would be - but many small villages, ours included, don't have the infrastructure to support new housing developments, not that often stops then. Planners can be so shortsighted it seems to me. Who does the football field belong to? Will the boys suddenly develop an interest in accompanying you to the allotment so they can watch matches over the hedge?Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-47009162715501150712015-09-12T20:48:14.075+01:002015-09-12T20:48:14.075+01:00This is a tricky one - I see so many football pitc...This is a tricky one - I see so many football pitches encroached upon by housing development and I'm saddened to see school playing fields sold, frequently, for housing development too. So to see a football pitch being developed is a pretty rare sight - and hopefully offers opportunities for activity. At least the rabbits should still enjoy the green pitch! Love the sound of your allotment surprise - I think my children would be pretty suspicious though!<br />Caz xxWainwright and Wright.Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861281622417274521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-25570652345351876712015-09-12T19:16:11.540+01:002015-09-12T19:16:11.540+01:00A wonderful bumper crop for you, lovely photos too...A wonderful bumper crop for you, lovely photos too, it is so sad when fields disappear, there's no going back.The Quirky Bird Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857611654337366532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-61650002421226929452015-09-12T17:02:13.568+01:002015-09-12T17:02:13.568+01:00A football pitch sounds nice but you just wish the...A football pitch sounds nice but you just wish they could make it in an area that has already been flattened. I love a wild area.<br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-32992100284102756142015-09-12T10:53:01.847+01:002015-09-12T10:53:01.847+01:00It's a real double edged sword. You know thing...It's a real double edged sword. You know things change, but you don't want them to. You can see the advantages in terms of things to do for younger people, but you know there is a loss in terms of green time, contact with nature. <br /><br />On the plus side, there may be some nice muscular footballers running around to provide a view?Angel Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915392156232711695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-24366832584547160872015-09-12T00:37:29.249+01:002015-09-12T00:37:29.249+01:00My children were not overly fond of my versions of...My children were not overly fond of my versions of Allotment Surprise...any dish that majored in vegetables :) but I have great memories of the special vegetable based meals we had from the produce we got from my parents garden when I was a child [55 years ago!] in Missouri, USA. When our peas were ripe we would pick and shell a batch and my dad would dig up a shovel full of new little potatoes. My mom would boil the potatoes and briefly heat the peas, then serve them in a bowl with a bit of milk poured over, a little melted butter and salt and pepper...a wonderful meal! Last year at about this time I was able to travel from Oregon back East. I stopped in Missouri and a friend drove me around the area where I had lived. I knew the farm where I had grown up had been sold and was now a housing development, but as my friend drove me around the development I sat there in silence with a steady stream of tears welling from my eyes as I mourned the loss of the wonderful farm land...progress for some, but a change that prompts me to feel sad as well. I appreciate your feelings as the land around your allotment changes, CJ. xx<br />Gracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-89270761520022061342015-09-11T23:15:30.294+01:002015-09-11T23:15:30.294+01:00Your first photo (bee on sedum) is gorgeous. Sorry...Your first photo (bee on sedum) is gorgeous. Sorry to hear about the diggers. It must be unsettling. Allotment surprise sounds delicious :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-49954964775275741082015-09-11T22:24:52.001+01:002015-09-11T22:24:52.001+01:00It is a shame that change is afoot, but I guess th...It is a shame that change is afoot, but I guess that a football pitch is a lot better than houses or a factory! Trying to look on the brighter side of things. Hope that the end result isn't too bad. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-67450073647733875942015-09-11T21:49:32.443+01:002015-09-11T21:49:32.443+01:00I fully sympathise CJ, I find it hard to embrace c...I fully sympathise CJ, I find it hard to embrace change and I hate it when wildlife-rich land gets churned up. Allotment surprise sounds great and the 'sunset' apples look delicious. Have a lovely weekend. Jane xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929252398048579419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-51681090105688633582015-09-11T19:50:10.123+01:002015-09-11T19:50:10.123+01:00Aw that sucks! It will give such a different feel ...Aw that sucks! It will give such a different feel to your allotment and some days will be over flowed with people. I hope they don't go in where your plants are!tina bumblebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660028678294250067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-56790543392094278762015-09-11T19:36:56.387+01:002015-09-11T19:36:56.387+01:00Oh.my.god. I feel quite sad after reading this, a...Oh.my.god. I feel quite sad after reading this, as I always do when I hear about more countryside and nature being ripped up for leisure, or housing, or another mall. All that grass and no wildflowers. I expect the bees and birds will have already flown away to safer habitats. Sometimes change isn't progress at all. Thank goodness for Allotment Surprise - I think that sounds very tasty! xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-26803699410578968522015-09-11T18:58:41.147+01:002015-09-11T18:58:41.147+01:00Well that is a big bummer CJ, especially with it b...Well that is a big bummer CJ, especially with it being right next to your garden area. At least it will be a "field" of some sort and not a strip mall or housing development. Just this morning my husband and I drove by a housing development that has been underway for 2 years now and it is going to be HUGE, with thousands of apartments, duplexes, and single homes on it. Where all those people are going to work, we don't know. But when we first heard about the plans, we got all huffy and exclaimed that we have to move before all of that happens. Well, we're still here. This slow creeping of development is everywhere. I'm more than ready for my cabin in the woods or farmhouse in the country.Life With The Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114992794424444796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-58505235630478825972015-09-11T15:49:51.968+01:002015-09-11T15:49:51.968+01:00Beautiful flowers and delights from your garden de...Beautiful flowers and delights from your garden dear C.J, those apples look delicious. Such a shame that the field has been cleared and so many little creatures have lost their home, I love wild spaces and they should be preserved.<br />Your 'Allotment Surprise' sounds great, I love vegetable dishes.<br />Happy weekend!<br />xoxoxo ♡diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171808338793139579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-64052630569464559562015-09-11T15:25:16.409+01:002015-09-11T15:25:16.409+01:00Lovely pictures, and I hope that those apples are ...Lovely pictures, and I hope that those apples are as tasty as they look. Like you I don't like change, especially that kind of change as I always what next.<br />Allotment surprise sounds quite good, and it's something that I'm sure even I can cook.<br />Enjoy the weekend. Flighty xxFlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-19087038771301976272015-09-11T12:50:18.836+01:002015-09-11T12:50:18.836+01:00Oh Pants! Can you find out who's in charge and...Oh Pants! Can you find out who's in charge and ask whether they'd be willing to leave a strip round the margins wild? It would mitigate to some extent the removal of the entire habitat. Garden Food was eaten here last night too xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-4680137365469232582015-09-11T12:30:56.173+01:002015-09-11T12:30:56.173+01:00Such a shame, that progress seems to spoil rather ...Such a shame, that progress seems to spoil rather than enhance the environment. Different people, different needs I suppose it still doesn't sit comfortably. Love the sound of the allotment surprise, sounds like everyone one coming around for a party, what time do you want me?mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-52323913418373491212015-09-11T12:28:07.268+01:002015-09-11T12:28:07.268+01:00I do wish they would leave our countryside alone. ...I do wish they would leave our countryside alone. We have just been told there's to be yet another development of houses in the village right behind the old school house (which is now a very prestigious house) and understandably the owner is not happy that it will back right onto his garden and spoil the view which was why he'd bought the house in the first place. I think allotment surprise sounds fantastic. Lazy Days & Sundayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981937294479619947noreply@blogger.com