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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

Put to Bed

Posted on November 4, 2013 by midlifegardener

Over the half term I spent some time putting the garden to bed, as it were. The runner beans and French climbing beans had all needed to be taken down and the canes packed away.   It is a little sad … Continue reading →

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Planning your Sunday Roast

Posted on November 3, 2013 by midlifegardener

After the fun and frolics of last weekend it was our turn to host family members for Sunday lunch and we were determined to ensure that it was a positive experience for everyone. We had some advantages over the Old … Continue reading →

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Are you on the Guest List?

Posted on November 2, 2013 by midlifegardener

“Would you like yoghurt with your sticky toffee pudding?  There is yoghurt in the fridge…” And so was rounded off another classic meal next door with the Old Man and it was a classic of its kind, highlighting all the … Continue reading →

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Two Dogs

Posted on October 26, 2013 by midlifegardener

The kids have left home – but we remain hide-bound by two other youngsters: Fudge and Ella.  The latter is gnawing at whatever she can find and acting like a sulky teenager out on walks, refusing to do as she … Continue reading →

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Surface Detail

Posted on October 11, 2013 by midlifegardener

High summer has become an Indian summer with warm weather interspersed with serious rain.  Perfect growing conditions, in fact, and the grass has come back with a vengeance after being parched in July and August.  I have been mowing more … Continue reading →

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Against a Dark Background

Posted on September 21, 2013 by midlifegardener

August flew by in a whirl of picking, podding and freezing as the beans, tomatoes, peppers and others all grew to maturity and beyond.  But behind the fecund abundance, the menace of death and destruction lurked in the garden. I … Continue reading →

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Inversions

Posted on August 6, 2013 by midlifegardener

My youngest brother (2 years my senior), sister-in-law and two nephews came to lunch with the OM on Friday.  The discussions with TOM upon his announcement of their imminent arrival centred – as always with him – on “catering arrangements”.  … Continue reading →

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An Awesome Wave of Veg

Posted on July 30, 2013 by midlifegardener

The garden is really hitting it straps now. With warm / hot sunshine and every day another jamspangler, it has been so easy to keep the weeds under control. The key has been keeping the veg and borders alive. While … Continue reading →

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The Player of Games

Posted on July 24, 2013 by midlifegardener

The OM has been out of hospital for four weeks now.  Fortunately Gill has been  coming in to cook him a dinner or lunch.  For the first couple of weeks he was coming to ours for breakfast on account of … Continue reading →

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Use of Weapons

Posted on July 17, 2013 by midlifegardener

And so it begins… This year has been as chalk to cheese with the brilliant, unbroken sunshine of the past few weeks contrasting with the relentless rain of 2012.  But some things remain the same, for while the veg patch … Continue reading →

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