I could blame the cat for all my typing errrs as he does have a habit of walking over the keyboard while I am trying to type, but that would be rather unfair - I am just rubbish. I really should read everything before I post it, not ages afterward, as I have done now, to find the spelling mistakes along with the terrible sentences! Sorry to anyone who reads it.
Again I have neglected this spot, as I seem to have been really distracted over the past week or so. As my school report said ' must try harder'. The moorhen chicks aare growiong fast and getting very bold coming right up to the patio to get food, although the adults give them a real telling off if they stray too far from cover. Inky and the rest of the girls are enjoying the warmer weather and are rolling in the dust baths and charging around the field like race horses. I never knew they could run so fast. They have been joined in the barn by a pheasant and his wfe, not Sir Percival, who seem to be making their home there, so maybe we need to watch out for eggs next time the barn is cleared.
I have tried planting out more squashes as the last lot did not seem to like the cold, must get a greenhouse for next year, The mang tout peas seem to be holding their own if not growing very fast yet, the runner beans look good and yesterday sowed leek and cattot seeds. Not sure how they will survive the dogs jumping all over the beds. also planted the tomatoes seedlings into bigger posts and have started to put them outside in the daytime.to 'harden off' - get me.
The association I mentioned last time to help other people has developed into helping communities to help themselves become more sustainable and community minded and it is gaining more and more support. The idea is to help communities as well as individuals get the support and personal advice to help them set up village allotments, garden plots to help the wildlife, and row veg. We want to raise money to pay for villages to buy tents for horticultural shows, pay for an expert to get people started with community projects and start looking after each other and the environment again. The will is there but alot of the local expertise and knowledge has been lost. Villages have lost their schools, who used to organise the village fete, s nothing happens to bring neighbours together. Communities are detached from their surroundings, maybe we could pay for a village policman, support the village shop to stay open and provide the service for the community and encourage swop shops of ideas and produce. The rekindling of communities will hlep the environment whithout even noticing.
Getting on my soap box, but I feel it is important and I am sure many more people will understand what we mean so I will post the aims of the charity (pending) and if anyone wants to rebuild our communities and help the environment please join us.
I will go now mainly because if I do not feed the cat he will sit on my keyboard and break more keys!
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