This morning H and I went to drop off my seed potato order at the Newall Allotment Society shop or the " potato men" as H calls them. We had a chat with the chaps on the usual topics of spud varieties, amount of business they did last year, how their allotments did. I picked up a bag of compost and some more seeds trays whilst I was at the shop. I like to support them.
Next stop, after the potato men, was Taylor's butchers in Measham. I bought a Ham to prepare for Christmas. When we got home I trimmed the skin from the Ham, rubbed in the salt cure mixture and set it aside into a basin in the fridge. In a week or so I will do the next step. Whilst I was about it I checked on the ham that has been air drying all year.
The little birds have found the feeders we set up in the garden. The feeders have been fizzing with long tailed tits amongst the more usual garden birds. They come and go all day in gangs.
H is going to a party with her old buddies up in Macclesfield. I am to drive her up there. I plan to go on to Manchester to see my Mum. I will drop off the Christmas prezzies as well. I can go with a clear conscience. The snow has thawed but with the thaw comes a lot of water. That water makes the soil too wet to dig. I have a few day off between now and Christmas so time enough for digging.
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