Belinda Robinson

Bitter Tears

Anyone else had a really rainy start to November? It was so rainy on Sunday that we had to shelter in the car when we got back from the allotment! The rain was streaming down the road. While we were on the plot it felt quite warm and we even saw the Sun for aContinue reading “Bitter Tears”

Autumn Leaves

Halloween was on Monday, which isn’t the best night to celebrate, but the clocks have returned to Greenwich Mean Time so we got an extra hour in bed at the weekend which is always a bonus. We spent a couple of hours concentrating on Sunday afternoon… carving pumpkins is a serious business 🤭 Only oneContinue reading “Autumn Leaves”

Round Here

Our allotment planet! I do love these ‘little planet’ style photos and I found instructions on this site. I thought you needed a special bit of kit to make these images. You must have seen them before, there are some amazing images on-line. I find them very pleasing 😌 Here are some other things that have pleased meContinue reading “Round Here”

Golden Skans

I made rosehip jelly – it was a bit of a palaver to be honest. Two little jars of gold – they look great, but I think they may just be super-sweet and maybe not worth the effort. We’ll find out in a couple of months… I used this recipe from LarderLove. We ended up havingContinue reading “Golden Skans”

Across the Universe

How amazing are the Yin Yang beans! The patterns are great. Unfortunately only three of my seeds germinated this year, so the beans I harvested this week are being saved to try again next year. They’re also known as Orca beans. That is all the beans I got from the three dwarf plants; I was expecting more butContinue reading “Across the Universe”

Day of the Sunflowers

This is the veggie bake I made at the weekend – so pretty, but it took a long time to cook even though I’d thinly sliced the veg. The veg (potato, courgette and tomato on top of fried onions and garlic) was covered in a cheese sauce and baked. The tomatoes were kindly given toContinue reading “Day of the Sunflowers”

Look Up

I spent quite a lot of yesterday looking up. It was so lovely to return to sunshine and blue sky after a few days of feeling rather Autumnal, and it feels too soon. I have a few very welcome days off making it a very long Bank Holiday weekend. The weather yesterday was perfect andContinue reading “Look Up”

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

I remembered we have cucumber moulds, so the continuous supply of Baby cucumbers are now looking different. As long as they’re sealed in a plastic bag in the fridge they are still perfect after 3 days. I’ve seen some tasty recipes for them, but we’ve mostly been having them in sandwiches or with hummus dips. Jamie hasContinue reading “Lazy Sunday Afternoon”

Rinse and Repeat

What a sunny scene of home-sown flowers 😊. I must remember to sow lobelia into modules next year. It’ll make it far easier to pot them on. Zinnia seem to be the flower of the moment. And ours are appearing. They’re multi-coloured so some of the orange flowers are zinnia rather than marigolds. I’m seeing themContinue reading “Rinse and Repeat”

Rewind The Film

It’s here! The new drone video of the site, courtesy of Colin de Fraine. I hope you agree that the plots are looking amazing from all the different angles. How dry it is though! Still no rain, so thank goodness for the borehole and generator to pump our water. From Monday it’s National Allotment WeekContinue reading “Rewind The Film”