I notice that a number of my friends have arrived at some wonderful intentions for the New Year, which has set me thinking about finding some to. But I must confess to not being in quite the right frame of mind to do this yet - too many things carried over from 2010. The time will come - soon no doubt & I too will have list of things for 2011.
Until then I resolve to write to everyone who sent me a Christmas card - a new year Thank You & Best Wishes. To neatly put away the decorations for use next Christmas season. To sort through 3 boxes of misc paper/cards/articles/seed catalogues etc.
Two new things for 2011 have already settled themselves - 4 geese & a cockeral to be accommodated (my Christmas present) and a strawbale shelter at the church site to be built. The latter is a break-through as Mr PoppyM is very traditional but this option, in theory, should not upset any Planners or Heritage Depts! (picture from CAT).
I'm looking forward to the arrival of the bean seeds I've ordered - all part of my plan to improve the garden soil at the site, which I think is a little low in nitrogen.
The Environmenty Agency's site is full of valuable information & from it I've learnt that part of the church site is officially prone to flood - no real surprise as the adjacent field is a water-meadow. But it's good to see the formal extent of the flood area and it does explain why water dowsing at the site is a rather odd experience!
So onwards into the second week of January 2011 eagerly awaiting the books I've ordered from the Mobile Library - mainly from the Common Ground website ( http://www.commonground.org.uk/) - well worth a visit.
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