FEBRUARY WORK PARTY IN THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD A beautiful late morning down The Donkey Field. Jon, Kate, Tom and I cleared grass and weeds from the bases of all our trees, then hacked back vegetation from our line of Dorset varieties along the top path. Tom enjoyed rides in the wheelbarrow to and fro the compost [...]
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24 December 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman LITTLE BROWN JOB
Thursday, December 24th, 2009LITTLE BROWN JOB There’s a little brown bird that sings and flits down on the plot with such modesty and freedom on Xmas Eve, whilst getting in the veg, you’d be forgiven for not noticing. While robins skip amongst the places you’ve turned over and disturbed whilst scratching, this little brown job is just a [...]
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Wednesday, June 24th, 200924 June 2009 NEARLY 1PM ON A HOT DAY Coming back from town I met an old boy who lives not far away. “Aye, aye!” I hollered, “You alright then?” “Think so,” he replied, “Why? Don’t I look it?” We chatted at the entrance to our back passage in the full heat of the half-past [...]
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