Sunday, August 14, 2022

Fun packed Saturday





As soon as I could I was off on my bike to the Wimborne allotment anticipating another day of heat and unbroken sunshine. I did 17 miles in total which felt fine at the time but after a few minutes of rest you begin to wonder how on earth you cycled in that heat! It doesn't feel too bad at the time.

The children, including Lily, were off to Moors Valley at this time having a go on the nets which was a new feature added a couple of years ago but less well used due to lockdown. That meant I had no time pressures on me but there wasn't a huge amount to do at the plot with the grass dying away so not needing strimming, and the weeds being fairly few in number. The main tasks were harvesting and watering. 

The runner beans were big and proved stringy in a number of cases, the result of the lack of rain, but the french beans are good, as are the greens and potatoes. There were a couple of marrows, probably too large for use in the main given they get a bit tough and aren't particularly tasty.

At home I took a photo of the steam engines which stopped over the road for water, something which was a regular occurence previously but which Covid has prohibited from happening since 2019. The engines are on their way to the Great Dorset Steam Fair at Blandford and need to top up water every 7 miles or so.

In the evening we were at the Old Thatch to watch Glen's band perform. The Ragwormers were missing their sax player, Stewart, but it was great fun and they did almost two hours of mainly their own material to great appreciation.

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