Allotmatherapy

The day started out a bit grumpy, but a family trip to the allotment in the rain helped a lot.  I had expert help sorting out my tomato sideshoots, inexpert help pulling shallots and digging potatoes and more help doing a bit of weeding. 

All good so far - the raspberries and blackberries keep giving, there seems to be two types of delicious red gooseberries, we're on one or two giant strawberries a day, we're good for kale and courgette season will soon be upon us (the first one grew downwards and rotted a bit).  There are even small carrots and bigger onions than I've ever managed. 

These purple mangetout have been a bit disappointing.  They taste nice but haven't produced much.  They're on the way out already. 

In the afternoon:  a trip to the DIY shop courtesy of the Car Club.  New power tools and other ancillaries.  All we need now is time and energy.