Compost and planting

I'm not the only one struggling with this spring's weather - when we went off on holiday halfway through April I anticipated that I'd missing early planting out, in fact the weather still feels too cold for that and lots of seedlings still in the house.

From 39 Highview Road

To Plot 202 Northfields

Today I moved some home produced compost from the back garden to plot 202 and plan is to start with some potatoes before the week is out.


Nice to see some lovely Tulips too

Tulips against a new shed

The Fund

I feel enthusiastic at £180 

When it's time to leave the stage

So a 'week's a long time in politics' I fear it's going to feel liker an eternity as we move towards the UK general election on June 8th.

There is still hope that Labour will do better than is feared by its supporters but the 'runes' to date do not look good.

It takes courage to go out there.

While the Labour party repeat the mistakes of the past and actually choose to ignore widely accepted wisdom it is worth considering what a seemingly benign character has done which works against those he wishes to help.

To me the Labour party of late have chosen to focus on those who have suffered during the economic challenges of the last 10 years or so but have not offered to the vast majority of an aspiring population a view of 'sunny uplands'.

The victim mentality, which the Labour activists message can be read as is not inspiring - the idea that we can sort problems just by taking from those who have more is not enough.

If the result is as bad as expected a period of realistic reflection will be needed and perhaps the time to do that is while Jeremy Corbyn is still leader -rather than however tempting it is  just throwing him under the bus and putting all the blame at his door (Perhaps Ed needs to be held responsible too).

Oh dear we could get a sunny day which will help the government too.

Motoring now

£176 .60 -Feels like I'm really moving now

Keeping it growing

Impetus is on our side

£172 - I'm feeling that £200 is on the way

It was about Time

It was about ..

After something like three  weeks of 7 of my Photo's  being on show at the very excellent Grapevine Bar (Part of Questors' theatre Ealing) it was time to take down the framed prints along with co-exhibitor Dr Tim Layden.


The hanging at the bar gave me a chance to take account of what I'd been exposed to in Shirley Read's City Lit course (and in looking around at Galleries and exhibitions).

So before I went I did try out what worked together..

and on the wall

And on the wall

And it was commented on that I had the pictures at 'eye height' too.

So now looking for another venue and (still) taking pictures.

That Fund

And behind £169 50 will be £170 we can assume