June 29, 2009
· Filed under allotment
A picture-heavy post with some recent images of the allotment, where stuff is starting to bloom, grow and yield fruit! We have enjoyed a lot of fresh strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb, plus coulis on ice cream and yummy jam. The veggies are coming slowly but surely. Next year, the beans will go in a bit sooner, and will be aided by some fertilizer, which hopefully speeds up the process a bit 
Our apples are getting bigger by the day, and are now the size of tangerines. It’s so cool to have a fruit tree! Later on this year, we will plant a cherry tree! Can’t wait!
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Oak-leaf lettuce, lollorosso, rhubarb, loads of picking flowers and our compost heap :D
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The apple tree, broad beans, two types of long beans
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Our early potatoes. The leafs will start to turn yellow and die off soon, then it’s harvest time! Behind it are our raspberries, yum!
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Strawberries, more strawberries and even more strawberries. And big ‘uns too!
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The (still small) brassica section. Flat-leaf kale, Chinese cabbage and white cabbage. Parsnip and more cabbages will be planted tomorrow!
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So beautiful! Unfortunately the poppies never last long in the vase after being picked!
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Ready to go in….
June 19, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized
To rectify Steve’s mistake (how can you mistake a guinea pig for a goldfish?), Sam and Amy got a fish today. Meet Elmo! We are still in discussions with Hannah about the name, but I think it will stick 
Other fish is totally happy with this new little critter which has invaded his bowl…
And more animal pictures, from the previous time Sam and I went to the allotment.
First up: a frog. Living under the assumption that if you don’t move, they won’t see you. Yeah, right…
And then the horsies, who have moved to almost next to our plot. Sooo cute!
A huge strawberry:
And then a few piccies of Sam today with his poffertjes. Kids and food, there is no better subject for funny pictures…
June 19, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized
We totally didn’t post any pictures of Hannah’s B swimming diploma… or the Evening 4-Day Walk, which we did this year. As they were hidden on Amy’s phone, that’s not really a surprise, cause they’re easy to forget about, but here they are!
First up: a proud wee girl with her B diploma! 6m diving under water through a hole, breast and back stroke, crawl… The things they need to do, amazing, for such wee kids! Next week, she’ll be starting on C. Which we don’t even have…
And then a girl with a medal. Four evenings in a row, she walked 5K, 3x with Amy, 1x with Steve (who also walked along a bit on the final night with Sam, after meeting up with us to give Hannah a bunch of roses). Despite a few raindrops, it was super! Definitely something we’ll do again! On the final night, the kids were allowed to dress up, and our little fairy posed with her girlfriend Rianna, who dressed up as Jasmin (from Alladin).
June 18, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized
This is what happens when you send Steve to the pet store to get another goldfish, to help comfort our neurotic, recently widowed other goldfish.
This does not swim! It’s another guinea pig! The new little brown one behind Rosalina is Brownie, nice to get to know you!
(Brownie almost made her escape within 24 hours, on her first outing into the garden. Luckily she got stuck in a corner, but is now grounded.)
