It’s me!

I received a lovely email a few weeks ago informing me that my blog had been crowned March 09’s ‘blog of the month’ for BBC Countryfile magazine. It was completely out of the blue, as I’d not submitted my blog at all, so to find some people that obviously thought it was something worthwhile was just a really nice surprise. One of the few things lately that’s actually caused me to smile!

The excerpt says that the plot is opposite the house – well, it’s a strange ‘island’ of land that’s actually adjacent to the original long, thin garden. and was easily added on by removing a load of hedging and fencing. It also says that I’ve made the plot more productive for my family – well, that’s sort of the case. The allotment, which is shared between my Mum and I, is for the family. But seeing as only Rich and I live here (with our menagerie of rescued animals), the plots here are really only just productive enough for us and our voracious appetites. Occasionally we’ll grow something and swap veggies with someone else, but it’s really just enough for mine and Rich’s little unit. The rest of the family already have their own plots in their own gardens too! But still – in essence, it’s the right idea! Especially the part about how the hens changed my life.

I was really pleased Countryfile magazine picked up my blog, especially given that they’re connected with the BBC Breathing Spaces campaign. If you haven’t heard about Breathing Spaces, you can find more info here. To me, it’s an incredibly important part of what I do and what I write about on this blog.

Now, if only the snow would melt so I could actually get out there and get properly started with this year’s growing season…!