http://www.paulmclaughlins.com Life, The Universe and Parenting Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:13:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, since the last post so much has happened in the allotment. Most events were captured and will be in video clips soon. So, One man and his dig. Season 1: Episode 1 - Spring. This will be released soon! Look out for it! http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/another-year-starts/ At least it's predictable. Arrive at the [tag-tec] allotment [/tag-tec] in the sun. Do some work. In this case planting 2nd earlies [tag-tec] potatoes [/tag-tec], Edzell Blue, and a bit of raking the seed beds; then it rains. Hide in [tag-tec] shed [/tag-tec] and tidy it, then wait. Too wet ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/april-showers-normal-service-resumed/ 7:00 Sunday. Bright sun, but cold. The allotment is mainly brown. 8:30 Sunday. it's all white. 17:00 Sunday. It's brown again. Thus was my plot on April 9. Planning to put in second early spuds the area turned into a Winter Wonderland. Luckily the video blog will show all the beauty of ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/brown-and-white-the-plot-changes-colour/ Forced to stay off the soil this weekend - to wet and cold. So, it's seed trays to the fore and start sowing. OK, it's still cold and wet but we are now in British Summer Time so it SHOULD be warmer! And.. a fact I didn't know. Jamie Oliver says the leaves ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/too-much-rain-and-wind/ OK, this is really for testing my blog feed... However! Today, amongst the rain, hail and sleet I've had to remove my compost heap. A big brown rat has managed to get in and live in it. Despite Rat poison this pest continues to rumage around. So today I removed eveything, ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/the-rat-pack/ This week it's been difficult to do anything really useful on the allotment. If the snow didn't settle, the biting northly wind preventing too much time outside then it's so wet! But I cut the grass around the plot! And pruned the berries slightly to give the plants a jolt. As the ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/the-plot-thickens/ Since Christmas 2007 I've been taking regular short clips of progress on the allotment. 3 months on and it's still mainly brown soil. I have done a lot of building and digging so I hope it's all worth it. The first part of the video diary will be posted everywhere soon. ... http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/the-plot-so-far/ Welcome everyone. It does get better, honest. http://www.paulmclaughlins.com/hello-world/