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July 4, 2017 | Chloe

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The sun, the allotment and me. Last week during a glorious afternoon of unseasonal warmth, I planted a russet apple tree (of the dwarfing kind...hopefully... I threw away the tag which listed the root stock 🙄). This was swiftly followed by two red-currants and a blackberry. It feels so good to be outdoors, digging and planting these first few things at the allotment. Carefully tucked away in a drawer at home are my seeds which if I'm honest, make me feel a little nervous but digging a hole and plonking a tree in it? This much I can definitely do. I'm standing here in front of my new fence which I'm hoping to use to train more fruit trees but these will have to wait until the Autumn now. This apple tree is going to be allowed to grow wild and free and I'll just have to hope I can keep it contained to allotment appropriate proportions! Have you tried training fruit trees and if so what shape do you prefer? I'm partial to an espalier myself but I think I'm going to try cordons here for maximum use of the space 🌱#allotmentlife #allotmentlove #allotmentuk #kitchengarden #growyourfood #landscapelovers #natureperfection #quietinthewild #gloomandglow #seasonspoetry

An unexpected surprise that brought a smile to my face one morning last week 🐔 I don't think I've ever seen a chicken feather up close before - I'm going to share a closer look in my stories for anyone who is curious. These lovely eggs are from @riverford - I've been a customer of their organic veg boxes for over a decade now ❤️ For anyone else who is dismayed at the amount of plastic packaging that accompanies supermarket veg this is a really good place to start. I wrote a blog post recently about my plans to make more sustainable choices with our household shopping - go have a read, the link is in my bio! 😄#mysustainableswaps

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some flowers for you 💜 This was last year's bumper crop of lavender from the front garden. I'm really looking forward to growing some flowers on the allotment this year - for cutting, dyeing, and hopefully making some nice things for the bath too. I could feel Spring in the air today and I know it's nearly time to shake off my Winter hibernation and start making things again. I'm curious to know, does your creativity eb and flow with the seasons? It only dawned on me a few weeks ago that mine does and it's made me look at the year ahead completely differently ✨

On a cold and wet Winter's evening there's only one place I want to be - at home, preferably with a cup of tea and a hot water bottle, making plans for warmer days to come. You can find the tutorial for this quilted hot water bottle cover on my blog - link's in my profile 👆 This is a great project for newbie sewists because it's basically just a two dimensional shape and nearly all straight lines - but you get something useful at the end! I love my floral version which is made from beautiful @riflepaperco fabric but there are so many other prints I want to try - you can never have too many hot water bottles right?

This unassuming exterior was once the Sussex home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant of 'The Bloomsbury Group'. I visited Charleston Farmhouse back in October and have finally got around to sharing some photos of the beautiful garden over on my blog. It's good reading if, like me, you're indoors listening to the wind rage outside, reading gardening magazines and thinking of warmer days to come. I'm hoping to incorporate some of the wild abundance of this garden into our allotment this year 🌱 Link in profile ✨

Sometimes I'll feel so focussed and purposeful and then it suddenly just evaporates - does anyone else feel the same? Perhaps it's a mid-week thing, or a moon phase thing? In her podcast Hashtag Authentic @me_and_orla talks about breaking big tasks or projects down in to tiny steps, that way you can kind of lean in to how you're feeling on any given day and choose the tasks that suit you best. I've found it a really helpful way to keep things progressing, even on 'meh' days and think of my 'to-do' lists now as more lateral things. How do you tackle creative energy slumps? Do you power on through or take a break?

January for me is a time to look forward and make tentative plans for the year ahead. With the allotment safely covered over and the compost heaps built (and slowly filling) my thoughts have turned to what I'm going to grow this year. I've spent many evenings immersed in research but now my seeds (both veg and flowers) have been ordered and it's nearly time to put my plans into action. But maybe just one more cosy weekend at home first - it is bitterly cold after all ❄️ I hope you're having a joyful weekend so far ✨

Since I started using my local plastic-free shop to get our household cleaning and bath products re-filled I have a whole new respect for plastic bottles. Stripped of their branding they are kind of beautiful in their own way and actually very cleverly designed - It's just a shame that most are destined to be thrown away after just one use. Once this washing up liquid bottle finally gives up the ghost perhaps I'll look for a plastic free alternative but in the meantime I'm appreciating its ergonomic design. I wonder how long I can keep it going for? Maybe I'll still be using it next year, maybe even five years from now? It's an interesting shift from seeing it as something throwaway to something valuable and to be looked after. Do you have a refill store near you? Or maybe you make your own cleaning products? That's something I would love to try this year too ✨

Endless puddles... Did you ever read the 'Puddle Lane' books when you were little? This is Telegraph Lane and it always reminds me of them and I half expect to see the Griffle hiding in the trees 👀

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