{"id":102496,"date":"2018-12-23T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/looking-back-at-a-year-on-the-plot\/"},"modified":"2018-12-23T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T06:02:55","slug":"looking-back-at-a-year-on-the-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/looking-back-at-a-year-on-the-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at a year on the plot"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTall tagetes, clumps of calendula and happy pigeons Two days past the shortest day, two days before Christmas. The winter solstice has been and gone. Daylight moments are mounting. The worst is likely over, at least in terms of light. Time to look forward, but mostly back. Time to assess Plot 29, 2018.And what a year it was. We started with planting a dozen potatoes, enough for a few Sunday lunches. Back after a break of a couple of years, first and second earlies as always. Chitted in winter egg trays, grown in memories, eaten with butter and apple mint. Like proper vegetable gardeners. Like Dudley, my dad. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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