The Allotment. The Pup. The Table Cloth !

It was so nice to get out of the house and onto the land. Fresh air and a good work out. Loosen up those tight muscles.

Carole, my friend since we were 4 years old...we have experienced life and all it throws at us...together and with lots of fun and laughter along the way.

Here we have arrived at The Allotment - Our Allotment...NO men unless by special request.

We have no shed, little hidey hole, a place to rest our tired bones when the sky's open.

Not yet anyway, but plans are underway, oh yes.

So at the moment the tools have to live in the boot of the car.
Our Plot....
It did not look anything like this when we took it over...so over grown and full of rubbish that been dumped on our plot over the last couple of years...from the other allotment people!!
I have cut the grass...I just have to make it look a bit tidy.
We have decided how we want to lay the beds out. At the moment we have three.
In the distance you can see the bare trees, this is where the fence is and this back onto the railway. The tree end is where our shed will live.... and the BBQ, picnic table....deck chairs!
I can see a little window with curtains.........dream on.
The wooden structure that is to the left is next doors shed...made from old wooden pallets and is very strong and well built. They also have the plot on the other side of ours and will be building another shed soon.
This family arrive by a lorry load and stay all day...cooking drinking and making merry. They grow mainly potatoes ! emmm.

This view is looking through the middle two lines of plots. It is quite a tidy site.
There are a lot of 'old timers' here but with the 'recent' interest in 'growing your own' there are quite few young families taking up plots...it is nice to see the children with their wellies and wheel-barrows having good old fashioned fun in the mud!

Next doors BBQ - behind their shed....they really know how to live life and eat well!
I am really looking forward to a few balmy summer evenings with my new neighbours.
I hope that they do not light that BBQ right next to their shed...

This is 'him' he only gets an invite as we need a bit of help to get us ready for planting.
'He' is far too bossy to have hanging around all of the time!

Carole - the other one....

She is a strong girl - ex police - and now a fitness trainer.

You do not mess with this one.

And....me!

I am the one with all the idea's. Do as I say - type.

That is after I have smothered you with kisses and hugged you breathless....

Did anyone see that programme on Reflexology ? well it is all in the touch. Not enough hugging going on in this country.

From the rear looking across to the centre of the plots.

We are now confirmed Land Girls and loving it.

Gosh it looks quite a mess...but wait until you see the 'After' pictures....

Sandi, here is is... the little Terrier.

This one is full of energy...eats like a horse...and terrorises everything he sees.

It is quite funny, the fact that he is still the smallest of all the dogs in my family does not phase him in the slightest and boy can he run FAST.

So ....that is is for today....

Land Girls by day and needle woman by night!

This is the table cloth that my sweet Mum started.

Mum had only just begun to embroider the green when she just suddenly stopped...just like that. She does not even recognise her beautiful work anymore....bless her.

It will be a very special table cloth for me ......

when I have finished it.