Results of the little burst of cooking for the allotment social evening were: - courgette and basil quiche, redcurrant and apple tart (not our apples) and scones with last year's bramble jelly. In the end, I only took the quiche with me because by the time we left to go to the venue for the party, we'd already eaten and I felt like I'd overdone the catering!It was a lovely event anyway, despite a downpour and there was a lovely big gazebo thingy to shelter under.
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Now, since the allotment party, we've been away for a week (in the camper, on Dartmoor) and our boys have been watering the allotment for us along with looking after the house, cat and plants in the garden. Everything has survived by the looks of it but the weeds have grown and the grass needs cutting again....
The really rotten thing is that yesterday I went up in the morning I found that all the shed doors were swinging open because we'd had yet another allotment break-in. Nothing of mine seems to have gone this time as I only keep rubbishy old stuff in the shed, but one neighbour has lost a strimmer and another, a calor gas stove. I think by now this is probably my 4th shed burglary. Because of the state of the shed, I don't lock the door, it's just propped shut with a pole. I do worry that if anyone gave a big yank on the door, the whole shed would fall over, so after the last but one burglary we didn't bother to replace the padlock when it got prised off. My concern is for the shed's survival here, not the fate of a squashed burglar! Our site has high, metal fencing all round the perimeter, locked gates and razor wire (!!) on the gates. This was all put in when the new school was built a couple of years ago and I've always though it was unnecessary, the school children are hardly likely to break in at night looking for power tools and it seems that anyone determined enough can get in anyway.
Anyway, the moral of this story is :- Don't leave expensive power tools in your shed!
Happy gardening (with a hand fork and an elderly spade)
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about the break ins, that really is rotten :( Nothing is sacred anymore.
Well, my stuff was ok. I'd have been much more upset if my vegetables had been trodden on during the burglary.
I've just followed the link and looked at your blog. I'd love to keep chickens. It's one of my dreams for when we're able to move away from the city. Which area of Bristol are you in? I'm in Bishopston, my allotment is virtually underneath the new Redland School - you can see it in some of the photos.
Best wishes
Nicky
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