Posts Tagged ‘hoeing’

30 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SUNDAY MORNING AT THE END OF AUGUST, THREE LADS ON BIKES IN MISTY SHASTON, SOUNDS OUTSIDE THE BACK PASSAGE

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

30 August 2009 SUNDAY MORNING AT THE END OF AUGUST (Yesterday afternoon and) This morning the plots were full of allotment folk bending backs, hoeing, cutting, shifting piles of this and that. As a feather-soft drift of misty rain came in westerly before lunchtime, with quiet focus so we worked. Much to do, not a [...]

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DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman 29 June 2009 WRITING AN INDEX FOR ‘ON THE PLOT’

Monday, June 29th, 2009

29 June 2009 WRITING AN INDEX FOR ‘ON THE PLOT’ The ‘proofs’ for On The Plot arrived on Friday and I got a proper look at them today. What happens is that these papers are the book laid out as it will be when colour printed and bound for sale in the shops, except they’re [...]

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21 April 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman I’VE JUST EATEN RHUBARB & STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE…, CALM BEFORE THE…

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

21 April 2009 I’VE JUST EATEN RHUBARB & STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE… It’s now 9.45pm. I’d just typed “There’s a wealth of things” when my friend opposite across the yard knocked on our back door with a rhubarb and strawberry crumble which his wife had made. Mrs Nails and I have literally just polished it off. It [...]

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19 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman KEEP THE HOE BUSY

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

19 March 2009 KEEP THE HOE BUSY One of my favourite gardening activities is now back on the list of jobs to do. And the good news is that it’ll remain a high priority from now until,

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