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About midlifegardener

A new house and a new garden. Having spent the past 5 years mainting my father's garden I am now taking on my own gardening project down the road in a new single store dwelling. The Old Man has passed on but he remains in my thoughts as I develop the new patch

Laughter and Forgetting

Posted on April 2, 2016 by midlifegardener

My memory fails me.  It always has.  But these days I do not seem to have the faculties to hang on to the most basic information.  I could not even remember the names of charities I give regular donations to … Continue reading →

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Planting starts

Posted on March 29, 2016 by midlifegardener

Good Friday was exactly that in terms of weather and we headed for the garden like a herd of heifers let out in a new field.  Even JB Jr was involved and we cleaned the big  greenhouse in next to … Continue reading →

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Hunters, Gatherers and Cultivators

Posted on March 25, 2016 by midlifegardener

Mrs B – despite being primarily vegetarian – has started looking for more pigs to raise for slaughter.  Every week she looks through the Blackmore Vale magazine scanning the pages for houses (which we are never likely to buy), puppies … Continue reading →

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Little Surprises?

Posted on March 17, 2016 by midlifegardener

So last Sunday I did not really get much done and the next week has not been much better. But the sun has finally broken through.  I took my leggy tomatoes out to the greenhouse to man up and fend … Continue reading →

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Looking to spring

Posted on March 6, 2016 by midlifegardener

Back from half term we have had some frosts in Somerset which has knocked everything a little. I actually brought my sweet peas in from the greenhouse just in case they get nipped by the frost.  The temperatures did not … Continue reading →

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Half Term #3

Posted on February 18, 2016 by midlifegardener

Days three and four on Arran saw days of starkly contrasting weather. A wet walk through the trees was as much as we could manage on Tuesday as the gale blew through.  But on Wednesday we headed for the hills … Continue reading →

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Half Term #2

Posted on February 16, 2016 by midlifegardener

This post has nothing to do with gardening as I am away.  When I get back I will have more to say on the horticultural front and other family issues.  This is simply my “what I did over the holidays” … Continue reading →

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Half Term #1

Posted on February 14, 2016 by midlifegardener

It’s been a busy half of term. There have only been a few weeks, but the weekends have been full of school-related activities and if they have not been happening it has probably been because of another popularly-named storm making … Continue reading →

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Feed the Birds

Posted on January 5, 2016 by midlifegardener

Mary Poppins the musical is back doing the rounds and so I somehow got an ear worm in my head that is straight out of the show. Ear worm is an apt description as the song is “Feed the Birds”.  … Continue reading →

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A Walk with a View #3

Posted on December 20, 2015 by midlifegardener

Last night we spent an evening imbibing at the house of Love (Juliet and Tony) which included less dancing than usual but concluded with the consumption on my part of an interesting blend of vintage port and non-vintage sloe gin.  … Continue reading →

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