Twisting twiggy birch brooms (sound like the start of an old fashioned tongue twister) turns out to be not only immensely absorbing but also rather therapeutic. Hours passed unnoticed as I transformed piles of branches into woven supports for the various peas I currently have germinating – Golden Sweet (yellow) and Shiraz (purple) mangetout, tall heritage pea Lord Leicester and dwarf petit pois Charmette.
The shed roof has been leaking gently all winter and somehow there was never time to fix it properly – until this weekend. Luckily it was perfect weather to let it all dry out before giving it a smart new hat. I had to do some rather alarming acrobatics to apply the gloopy bituminous glue, but got it all done just as the rain was starting. (By the way, the hubcap scarecrow in the background is my neighbour’s take on Jeremy Clarkson; it certainly gave me a fright, if not the pigeons!)
Huerto 
Most impressive. I look forward to viewing the fruits of your labours sometime in the summer xx Shahzi
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My acrobatics were limited to cutting the grass-carpets of my three backgarden spaces during a lucky sunny break. Back to Germany to be with my dad this week.
Like Shaz, I’m looking forward to meeting up this summer.
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Thank you both – and yes, perhaps an allotment picnic in the summer – such dreams sustain while the rain and cold prevail….
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