Garden of England

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I’ve been lucky enough to find some amazing people since I’ve been in Canterbury, and one of them is the incredibly talented illustrator Kathryn. I found her blog on a bit of a blogspot hunt for people in Canterbury (I needed friends) and fell in love with her art, then noticed that she also had a blog dedicated to the transition town Canterbury allotment that she was part of. I’d just got into the idea of growing vegetables in Nottingham, but in my little appartment in Kent am sadly without a garden. So I fired off an e-mail asking if I could possible help out and got a very enthusiastic response back. I met up with Kathryn (and her beautiful sausage dog!) and after a bit of a busy first month or so in the city, I finally went along one sunny Sunday morning. The allotment site is only a short walk from my apartment, and it’s the most beautiful, serene place I can think of. I’ve been twice now and I still don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m happy to pull up weeds, talk to the frog in the pond and just sit and enjoy the surroundings. And there’s really nothing like pulling stuff out of the ground/off a branch and taking it home to cook straight away. I left the allotment on such a high and was like that for the rest of the day :it’s the biggest cliche ever, but gardening and outdoor time really is good for the soul! I’ve been twice now (had to miss last Sunday due to Ellie’s birthday party in London) and I’m really looking forward to going this Sunday & just pottering around, breathing in the scent of the herb bushes and enjoying the peace. One day I might even know what I’m doing….I’m not all about fashion, y’know.

(bit of a delayed Mid-Week round-up this week, but rest assured it’ll be with you tonight!)

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