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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Vegetable Patch


This is our veg patch.

From front to back of the photo we have:

Bed 1: Sweet peas and nasturtiums (not strictly veg, but nasturtium leaves are salad), 3 parsnips, broad beans, tomatoes, onions and parsley.

Bed 2: Asparagus (2 shoots, but you can only start eating it in the third growing season, so not until 2011), spinach, 1 carrot, tomatoes and onions.

Bed 3: Red onions, garlic, tomatoes, 1 random carrot (I think it's a carrot, but we didn't sow carrots in this bed), garlic and onions.

Bed 4: Potatoes.

The neighbourhood cats killed off the carrots and parsnips by using our nicely sown beds as litter trays.

The tomatoes are there as I had an error of germination. Last year none survived, this year I planted more and they all did. So, we're experimenting to find out if tomatoes grow outside in Aberdeen. They are in a warm spot, the wall faces west and holds the heat quite well and gets the sun most of the day. We've six in the cold frame as normal.

The orange and white thing? That's a Grampian Orienteers control marker kite, which was left behind after the Summer Series event I organised on Perwinnes Moss (part of the Scotstown Moor Local Nature Reserve and SSSI just over the field south of our house).

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Sewing



Today, I made a skirt.

I used google to find a pattern and adapted it slightly. The pattern came from a Craftster member (see reply 3). I followed her instructions for working out the waist size and bottom hem width, but didn't put the middle panel upside down and added darts to accommodate my hips (thanks mum).

I think it's come out alright, if a little shorter than I meant - but it's summer so I'll convince myself that's okay...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A distinct lack of sea legs...


We went to Bute at the weekend to launch his dad's boat. That accomplished on Saturday evening, he insisted on taking me sailing on Sunday morning. While I wasn't feeling too bad on board, it took me until Monday lunchtime to stop going up and down...

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Saturday run



Today the club run was at Millstone from the Donview Car Park. There was lovely sunshine again. I've picked the good weather weekends to go out.

The photo is the view of Mither Tap from the top of Millstone. The Bennachie range ridge stretches out of the left hand side of the picture to Craigshannoch and Oxen Craig. The whole range includes nine tops and has numerous trails for running, biking or even walking your granny.