Loop the Loop
Hello again,
Inevitably, life has settled down somewhat since the Salon hiatus, and one focus for attention has been the shops. We had a very useful meeting with some of the volunteers who help us there, and thanks to all who came, get well soon to others unable to join us because they were unwell. Companion John compiled a very good DVD to help draw attention to the warehouse, which suffers somewhat in being a little off the beaten track, which is now being shown on a ‘loop’ in the shops.
Was I the only soul to rejoice at the rain after the 28oc heat on Tuesday? Probably, but if you’d just seen the allotment beforehand… The earth was solid concrete, as I found out last Sunday when I decided to dig up a row of potatoes that weren’t, exactly, flourishing; well OK then – they were fit for a Monty Python Parrot sketch treatment! No wonder; the plants had discovered their poor little feet simply didn’t have pile-driving capabilities, and just gave up the will to live. However, they had at least grown enough New Potatoes for one full meal, albeit some were only the size of peas! Memo to self- no roots in that row, ever again!
On the plus side, the other row-and-a-half of spuds look decent enough, and the onions have finally stopped growing nice glossy leaves and are putting their strength into the bulbs, as a result of which there are at least a dozen which no longer look like very tall spring onions!
On the home front, the tomatoes and courgettes are growing abundant and we should be having some courgettes any day now. The flowers Deputy Chris planted by the front door are a joy to behold, and the sweet peas are struggling valiantly in spite of rubbish being dumped on them from time to time in the pallisaded bin area.
Dates for our diary now are the London South Bank University Village Fete on July 12th, and then the Lambeth County Show on 19-20 July… plus a couple of further occasions on the horizon, but I’ll leave the details of those for my next!
Take care, and don’t leave home without the suntan lotion,
Elizabeth
