Feedback please

I was just at statcounter.com which I'm using to measure the traffic coming to my blog...all free and very easy to use!
It is interesting to note that people out there all over the cyber world (Czech Republic,USA, Canada, Australia,India,France, etc etc..) are potentially reading something that I'm writing...although some people could be falling onto my page randomly or by mistake!
I've found that blogging is a good way to record what is happening day to day, and as the archive of posts builds up, just how much has been learnt and achieved.
I really love being on the allotment - and even without the blog would feel a sense of achievement. But, having the blog lets me look back and see the fruits of my labour.
So I recommend blogging to you all - allotmenteers or not.
Please feel free to leave comments, questions, advice, tips etc....it would be great to read what you have to say.

Always winter, never spring

Hello All!

I think that should be "Always winter, never Christmas" - from the Narnia books...but the sentiment is the same...
It is a long time since my last post....and I've still not been to the allotment this year. It has been too cold, too frozen, too covered with snow to be able to do anything apart from develop chilblains!
The grave yard has short opening times during winter too...so is much harder to get organised and motivated to get down to the plot.
So here are my predictions for what I'll find when I do turn up!

1) A big mess - weeds will no doubt be evident and ready for a growth spurt.
2) Lots of clearing to do...I should have spent more time getting ready for winter - pull up the exhausted tomatoes, peppers etc... but I didn't!
3) Dead fish - they are supposed to survive winter by slowing down metabolism etc.. but it has been a long hard winter.
4) Rhubarb - I'm sure this is perennial, so it should be fine.
5) Most other plots in the same state - I'm sure I'm not alone in my fair-weather attitudes.


Hay-hoe...