Back in the growing game!

Last weekend we donned our wellies for the first time since the end of October and ventured back to The Allotment. We were both feeling a little apprehensive on the bus ride there... maybe others would look in disgust at our six month absence... maybe all the windows had been broken on the shed.. maybe our plot had been given away to some other happy newbies...

However all was well. Actually, it looked in a better condition that it was when we left it.  We spent the day clearing old produce that we'd left behind and moving big clods of grass from the area we never got around to using last year. We then took all the clods and used them to build up the path between our plot and Carol's plot next door. 

Here's what it looked like when we got there. Last year's canes and plenty of weeds. 

Here's what it looked like when we'd finished. Yes, we realise there aren't many differences to spot! 
We managed to secure the services of Peter, the Chairman of the Allotment Society, and his rotavator. So hopefully all the hard digging work will be done for us. Definitely worth £30. 
Here's some pictures of our first allotment lunch of the year, in our shed's little veranda. Sandwiches with chutney made from last year's produce. YUM.