mitch
@wheresmekeys
White, middle aged, working class, northern man and swimming against the tide of my demographic. Of average height.
Top end scran just now. The last of the stotties our Heather fetched down, some nice ham and a beetroot I lifted off the allotment yesterday and boiled this morning. Thick thick butter.
An actress who made me believe in her role as an entitled snob. In real life she was very different - a gardener who loved being outside. She also made a young Mitch have Confused And Troubled Thoughts (TM)
Just had the first pick of the peas on the Sunday dinner. Lord. Sweet, plump - So nice. #allotments
One solitary beetroot came up in the roots bed. I’ve sown a line of last ditch attempt winter beets. Fingers crossed. #allotment
Bob putting the graft in on the allotment. I don’t know how he keeps going. #DogsOfBluesky #allotment
@runalongwomble.bsky.social Just finished Mitch Albom’s Time Keeper. Thoughtful, caring, inspiring. These are not adjectives that usually describe a pacy and riveting read. In this case, they give the wrong impression - I ripped through this excellent book in one day. I’ll read it again.
Bob helped* build a shed on the allotment this afternoon *did nothing to help
Reform UK Ltd have officially lost the support of Aberdeen Angus Steakhouse
My lad got me a selection of taster rums. We’re drinking them. Devil dog Bob endorses this product.
Remember Bluesky of old? It was blocktastic in those days. The slightest hint of red in the bunting and you invoke the Bob Holness protocol.
Finished shelling last autumn’s beans now they’re all nice and dry. Four pound of Lingua del Fuoco. A big old fistful in every slow cooker meal between now and next summer. Nice. #Alottment
Went to weed the onion bed and it’s covered in rogue carrots. No idea where they’ve come from but , free carrots! #alottments
Spuds are showing. Peas and beans are coming on. Onions and leeks have all taken. Nothing of note in the roots bed. I can’t get either the strimmer or the mower going so it’s a partial tidy up and weed and that’ll have to do. #Allotments
However, a minute or so of timeline stalking and this appears. I’m guessing 47 is the obvious and 86 is an amendment allowing the US to impeach. I am Columbo.
It’s Saint George’s Day kids. Yes, Turkish/Roman/whatever - I’m fine with it all thanks.
Rhubarb jam update Made a second batch but chucked a decent punnet of strawbs in the juice before I boiled it. Two pints and the fruit made approx five jam jars worth. Readers, it’s bloody lovely.
In this coffee shop Bob is worshipped. He has his own Insta group full of pics. They don’t even know my name.
For the first time in about five years, I don’t feel I’m behind the curve on the plot. #allotment
Second pick of this spring’s rhubarb. Twenty five stalks, boiled to five pints of juice. Three pints of that made half a dozen jars of jam. I’ve never done rhubarb jam before. Tastes alright.