This is what I wrote in February 2016 – We might be complaining about the rain and wind here – but aren’t we lucky we don’t live in Cumbria and further north. I do hope they are drying themselves out and getting back to normal.
You may recall that Cumbria had serious flooding. It appears that the weather hasn’t changed that much over the last four years other than, this year, the wind and rain is worse and has covered the whole of the country. I do hope that everyone is safe and dry in Blewbury and Upton, even though some of the roads have been flooded. I believe we have got to accept that this is the type of winter we are going to have in the future – all because of global warming and climate change.
On a happier note!! Our Summer Show Schedule is now ready. Copies are in the Blewbury Post Office or contact Maggie Maytham in Upton. It is also available on line – send an email to: vpa.in.bl.up@gmail.com and I’ll forward you a copy. We’ve produced it nice and early this year to give you time to decide what you want to enter.
Since writing about my hens last month, I have some sad news. Polly had not been on top of her game for a few weeks and then a couple of weeks ago she was really poorly, not eating and drinking. I took her to the vet and it turned out she had a growth in her digestive system. Nothing could be done for her, so I had no alternative but to have her put to sleep. Holly, who had been with Polly from the start, was a bit unsettled but is now mixing well with the other girls. The hens were flooded by Storm Ciara and since then I have dug trenches and ditches in and around the chicken run and good news – the hens weren’t flooded by Storm Dennis! although the allotments are in inches of water at the moment.
The VPA Committee is meeting soon and will probably be planning a garden visit in the spring – so keep an eye out in the next newsletter for details.
DID YOU KNOW? Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) said: “The good rain, like the bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.”
Happy Gardening
Eileen