Now that I've decided to give up the allotment, I've been gradually bringing things home. I brought 3 more raised beds and put 2 in the front garden. My Lovely Mum visited yesterday and despite the light rain, we tidied up the front, put 2 of the beds in the opposite corner and filled one (corner top left) with compost.
I planted it up with snowdrop bulbs (rescued from a relative's garden) plus the 39p pansies and violas. It wasn't my best effort but at least the plants are in. It's not the best time to either buy compost/top soil or even get it free from my recycling centre so I suspect not much more will be done until Spring. At least it looks like it's been cared for now!!
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2 weeks after picking these pears off my mum's tree they were still hard! So I poached them in pear cider with a little sugar and sliced lemons.
The kitchen smelled delicious!! 😋
I got 6 generous portions. 4 for the freezer, 1 for me and 1 for my son and DIL to eat. I've now got quite a variety of fruit in the freezer for the upcoming Winter months.
When I reviewed my September spending (it's on YouTube HERE) I came in at £70 under budget! I was really pleased with that. I'll use some of that £70 to add some storecupboard items to my shopping this week and the rest I'll put into my savings/emergency funds.
My wee channel is growing fast, I now have over 6K subscribers and lots of folk are watching the ads. The predicted revenue is very healthy so I'll definitely be able to make a lovely donation to a wee local charity before Christmas 😍
