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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

Beans and Bugs

Posted on June 12, 2012 by midlifegardener

The recent dry weather well and truly broke last week. The fact that it was half term holiday (and the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations) only added to the air of despondency at the inclement weather.  The wind was threatening to knock … Continue reading →

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Ginger Boys – the Vandals of Sleepy Wallow

Posted on June 4, 2012 by midlifegardener

I came home yesterday afternoon to discover that Gilbert and George had been naughty. Their water trough (well more of a basin) had been wrenched off the post on which it had been secured for a couple of years now, … Continue reading →

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Eating Out of House and Home

Posted on May 30, 2012 by midlifegardener

The sun continues to shine unabated and the salad in the greenhouse grows an inch a day.  So we are now into full-blown eat it or beat it mode.  The different leaves are lovely to look at, and make a … Continue reading →

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Hoe Hoe Hoe

Posted on May 28, 2012 by midlifegardener

The weather has finally turned drier this past few days and my father can get to do what he really finds most satisfying: hoeing.  He has always said this is his most rewarding job in the garden so I have … Continue reading →

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Plant Therapy

Posted on May 22, 2012 by midlifegardener

Sunday I played golf first thing in the morning (7.35 start), was home in time for an excellent Azorieblue coffee, then went to school for a parents’ lunch in the boarding house before checking on the parents’ and girls’ tennis … Continue reading →

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Mayflower

Posted on May 19, 2012 by midlifegardener

I took the dog for a walk this morning and was pleased to see the Mayflower coming into bloom. The hawthorn blossoming always prompts a moment of nostalgia for me as I remember travelling home from University on the train … Continue reading →

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Shoot Em Up

Posted on May 14, 2012 by midlifegardener

Today I managed to take another leaf out of my father’s book, to follow in his footsteps, be the unwitting victim of the power of fate and to once more be filled with the horror (the horror) of the dread … Continue reading →

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Sunshine on Leaf

Posted on May 7, 2012 by midlifegardener

At last we have a sunny day.  After last weekend’s rain and the continuation this week, it was a relief to be able to get out in the sun on Saturday.  Jim had been around the garden on the mower, … Continue reading →

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Gold Star for one Hen

Posted on April 29, 2012 by midlifegardener

This week we had our first egg from our hens.  We have had them since Easter – 8th April – and our “point of lay” hybrids have been enjoying life at our expense for three weeks since then.  And not … Continue reading →

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Positive Attitudes

Posted on April 21, 2012 by midlifegardener

On Tuesday morning Verity, my 17 year old, got up and said that she had realised in the night that she had got some of her answers in the previous day’s chemistry test completely wrong.  She realised now what the … Continue reading →

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