Monthly Archives: March 2011

Rain most of yesterday and overnight last night, so with the joy of fresh growth comes the inevitable spurt of weeds.  I will have to keep my trusty hoe handy which I think is the best way to keep on … Continue reading →

-3 Centigrade at 7am this morning when I set out for London and Comic Relief, and I had to scrape ice off the windscreen before driving to the railway station in Chesterfield.  The clocks having gone forward, there were vestiges … Continue reading →

This week has been full of warmth and sunshine, and blue skies, but everywhere still needs rain. We have had less than a centimetre all month and last year’s pattern of over-dry Springs moving into too wet summers might repeat.  Stuart said … Continue reading →

In time for the Spring Equinox, that fantastic moment when the day and night hours are equal, I planted out the shallots and most of the onion sets I had prepared in  trays of compost in the greenhouse. They had … Continue reading →

It was an indulgence but I did it anyway- bought an entire allotment’s worth of seeds from Brown’s for £20, at half price it promises a year’s worth of food, filling the average allotment with wonderful plants.  I know I … Continue reading →

March 7th The Cost of Living  Monday March 7th  Bright, very frosty start to the day. – I caught the 7.55 train to London from Chesterfield for a meeting , and for once had time to queue for five minutes … Continue reading →

Filey    March  10th  am Looking out across the ocean, sparkling in the sunlight.  The jug full of daffodils in my face, with their scent of Spring. The old catchphrase- there may not be a heaven but somewhere there is a … Continue reading →

Late again, but here in Derbyshire, we can reckon to be 4 weeks behind the south of England, so I have just completed the February jobs of sowing the sweet-peas and setting out the shallots in trays of compost. Daphne … Continue reading →

I went to the doctor’s surgery this evening to collect the second half of an antibiotic prescription, and while I was waiting I looked through the books for sale in aid of Artability, a local initiative to provide art classes … Continue reading →

The air itself could feel it, there was a lightness, a new warmth and an energy in the sky. We have finally kicked February into touch and it can’t come back for a whole year, even if it wants to.  … Continue reading →