A Cat-astrophe Day
The kitten are due to attend the vets today for their spayed but decided to make a run for it before they could get into the car.
Sunday Social
I arrived to the allotment with no plans and no intention of planning anything. Sunday is always the day when allotment stores are usually open. Not a wide range other than the basics of compost, manure, seed labels and growing trays. And when the stores…
The Rusty Homestead in July
Highlights from July.
Kitchen Gleam & Gaz Oakley Foraging
Can I get the cooker to gleam like the first day I saw it? Gaz Oakley’s shop https://www.instagram.com/tyfferm/
How to Get an Allotment?
There are two types of allotments, council run sites and private sites. The first port of call should be the Leisure Department of the local council authority. They will have a list of all their sites and may even have a list of privately run site. Next…
How to Jump the Allotment Waiting List?
Allotment sites are crying out for help whether to run the site cafe or for plot holders to become committee members. If you naturally want to help out and give a hand then you will be useful to an allotment site committee. Once you’ve put your…
What to consider when looking at potential allotments?
The site Secretary contacts you to let you know that an allotment plot has become available and you arrange to meet them at the allotment gates. This can be straight forward or with options. Either they have just one plot to offer you so it’s the…
Am Back in London
After a few unsettled weeks I’m back in London. Taking time to reflect on the past 9 months and ask myself whether it was the right decision to move to Wales or should I have stayed in London. It’s a time of reflection and contemplation.