Re-Freshers' Week

After a holiday of drinking, eating too much, and generally avoiding strenuous activity, slogging away on the allotment on a cold Saturday afternoon was not the first thing that came to mind. Predictably, our band of vegetable volunteers was delicate from re-freshers week (otherwise known as New Year's!), and therefore striving for fresh air, socialization and sympathy. They would doubtlessly have got this if Matt was in charge, but this week there was new sheriff in town. Yes readers, with Matt absent the reigns of the allotment had fallen to me; a regime with no time for shirkers! In an hour a new bed was de-weeded and all personal friendly feelings towards me had disappeared. Everyone was unsurprisingly grateful that Matt’s authority would be restored next week…

Another bed cleared!

Our broad beans are coming on nicely.

From left to right: peas, garlic, broad beans.