Father's day started with an early visit to the plot to check how the chickens are getting on, and to collect some eggs for my home made chocolate brownie (a little father's day treat). I didn't stay for long as I have a busy day planned, and need to spend some time in my own garden this afternoon, which makes me feel slightly guilty about this update. Well, my last 3 updates really, after all, my blog is called Lucinda's Village Allotment! Anyway I have decided to post an "allotment only" update tomorrow to make up for it.
I paid a flying visit to a local car boot sale to pick up some more plants, and this afternoon I will be planting these, along with all of the beautiful plants and flowers that I bought on Friday at BBC Gardeners World Live. The garden has had a good watering over the past 3 days so planting will be easy, that's for sure, however, the rainfall has also been good for the weeds (maybe that's a nice little job for my son Bradley).
We also attract a good variety of birds to our garden, and this morning David filled up all of the bird feeders, and cleaned the bird table, before stocking that up as well. They are very busy at this time of year, and also very hungry, and the garden is a hive of activity. It's also really nice to see all of the juvenile birds (Goldfinches are my favourite), and they are so funny to watch, but they are ever so messy, especially the starlings!
Well, my lovely piece of Myer Bridge Farm pork is almost ready, and I must say it smells delicious! I have a feeling that David is going to wash it down with a couple of glasses of Chardonnay, before tucking into a piece of my home made chocolate brownie. I have just posted a link to the brownie recipe, you should try it while it is still warm, mmmmmm!
Cindy xx