Smash and Grab

At Plot 109a we have to contend with various pests and invaders. Some are two legged, four legged, no legs and some are known to fly. Mice, rats, pheasant, ducks, various insect, slug, snails and the dreaded Wood Pigeon who treats the allotments as their own personal late night take away smorgasboard.

But now we have bi-peds of a different order who steal plants, tramp over beds, uproot plants ...... They took my whole clump of chives, one Onion (?), lettuce, strawberries.......

So if you see any furtive individuals knocking about carrying one onion let us know!

Des Res

A wonderful des res has arrived at Plot 109a a shed. Many thanks to Andy of Oswestry for it and to Piester in Law/Mrs Pieman for collection and assembly. 

All I need to do now is fix the solar panels to the roof , get the 50 inch screen, microwave, and chiller cabinet. I'll be all set for uninterupted World Cup/Tour de France watching.

All Around My Hat

Bank Holiday Monday saw the Pie Tribe visit the Chester Folk Festival for the first time ever. Armed with a picnic (pie included) we spent the afternoon chilling, watching and listening to the variety of events going on around the festival site and its satellite venues around Kelsall.

The weather stayed good and the entertainment was interesting including the massed tribes of Morris Men ( and women!). Stand out for the day for the Pieman was French Chanteuse Flossie Malavialle who sang a lot of Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel songs accompanied by herself on guitar. Well worth a listen with entertaining chat between the songs in a curious french/Geordie accented English.

Also worth a mention was Roy Clinging with his "When this Old Hat was New" repertoire which was a musical history lesson through the 19th Century and fascinating it was. Although the Pie girls might not agree.

Today's Pie of choice was Sainsburys own Pork Pies and they failed badly with dry pastry, no jelly and little taste to the meat. Even with this poor offering we still had a good time.