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Great night last night - stepdad's 80th. Got to hotel, checked in and was in the swimming pol within 30 mins - Two hours later got out of the pool / sauna / steam room and tried to persuade Iona that we really did have to get ready for the party.
Brilliant night - hotel staff were absolutely superb all night, and the drink was free flowing.
I know it's not supposed to be good for you but boy didi I enjoy my full fry breakfast this morning - including the haggis.
Amyway, back...

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2nd November and I was workin in my T shirt all day today. A belter of a day !
Weeded my celeriac bed, made up a box for a customer to collect (tatties, carrots onions, leeks, lettuce, celeriac, parsley and chillies) then ripped out the remaining cucumber plants, dug over and fed that area of the tunnel and planted out lettuce and radicchio.
Started working out my business plan for next year - basing it on expanding the business as far as I think I can manage on my own, with a view...

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Not much exciting happening at the moment, just keeping the slugs at bay in the tunnel, making up boxes for deliveries, sorting seeds out, making up seed order for next year and deciding on plan of action for next year, re what to grow, how much of it to grow and where to grow it.
Np rain today, just very strong south westerly winds - heavy rain forecast for tomorrow.
Had small halloween party in the house tonight. Iona Iona and I carved her pumpkin lantern, then she got dressed as...

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All the above today, and a cold cold wind - still at least my IBC tanks are being replenished. See what I mean about turning into a farmer - never happy with the weather !
Today I delivered weekly ration of veg to the local shop in Portmahomack, along with 10 dozen eggs - another ten dozen on Friday.
Went for a crop inspection this morning to decide what will go into the veg boxes this week. They will contain the following - potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, white turnips, parsley...

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Reading the titles to my blog entries, you maight think I'm obsessed with the weather. I always said I wouldn't turn into a farmer but it's slowly creeping up on me. Had a good belt of wet stuff last night and it rained a bit too - put 400 litres into my IBC tank.
Anyway, woke up this morning with the hangover from hell - serious lock in at the club last night / this morning and Maggie let me have a long lie - she woke me at 9 a.m. I wasn't too happy as it was only 8 am and she had forgotten...

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