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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

Live and let live

Posted on June 14, 2015 by midlifegardener

The garden is coming on a-pace at this time of year and the new seedlings have managed to hang in there despite some rough weather. At the beginning of May we had high winds to contend with and more recently … Continue reading →

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A walk with a view #1

Posted on May 27, 2015 by midlifegardener

In homage to one of my former school colleagues who now goes under the nom d’instagram of “Albertojonz” I thought I would record the simple pleasure that comes from an early morning walk with the dogs. On Instagram Mr Jonz … Continue reading →

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Just pick it up

Posted on May 20, 2015 by midlifegardener

Earlier this term I was walking towards the sports centre that is opposite the school.  There was a car stopped in the road and the driver was talking to a pedestrian on the opposite side of the road from me.  … Continue reading →

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Getting out

Posted on May 18, 2015 by midlifegardener

So we are into May and the risk of frosts starts to recede.  The greenhouse has filled up with trays of germinating seedlings with virtually every spare level surface covered.  We’ve rigged up the usual cold frame outside and spent … Continue reading →

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Houston…we have a

Posted on May 10, 2015 by midlifegardener

“I have a problem” A statement that spells doom for us as The OM stands at the threshold to the kitchen as we wait for the follow up narrative. TOM likes to speak in headlines. With the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Chicken Run II

Posted on April 20, 2015 by midlifegardener

The major event this Easter has been the return of Chickens to the estate.  After a few site meetings Jim had delivered the posts and wire and between us we had dug three-quarters of the way around the area to … Continue reading →

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April Unfurls

Posted on April 13, 2015 by midlifegardener

It’s Easter and bunnies are very much of the moment around here as Ella once again caught her very own Easter Bunny when VB took her for a walk. In Ella’s defence (and the rabbit’s for getting caught by a … Continue reading →

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Spring Clean

Posted on April 3, 2015 by midlifegardener

In the past two weeks we have had a major eclipse, the term has finished at school and Parliament has been dissolved to make way for the General Election.  All worthy or exciting events, but frankly not as exciting for … Continue reading →

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March is not the cruelest month

Posted on March 16, 2015 by midlifegardener

I’m getting all poetic this week as we have dumped the waste land of January and February and are now into the expectation of March, and with it some spring-like weather and more to do in the garden. But the … Continue reading →

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Consider Phlebas?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by midlifegardener

The other day towards the end of a morning walk the dogs found a fox which had become snared on some fencing.  It was tricky to work out who was more worried: the dogs or the fox but we called the dogs … Continue reading →

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