{"id":120049,"date":"2021-01-31T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-the-depths-of-winter-thoughts-turn-to-spring-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T17:53:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:53:12","slug":"in-the-depths-of-winter-thoughts-turn-to-spring-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-the-depths-of-winter-thoughts-turn-to-spring-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"In the depths of winter, thoughts turn to spring | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe plot is frozen, but with warm company, plans soon unfoldA mid-January Sunday, about 8am, my ears are stinging with cold. The return to the plot. There has been a sugar dusting of snow overnight. The path is slippery and feels unfamiliar.A white frost has the site in its grip. The ground is hard-frozen. The assorted Italian chicories are edged with ice. The mizuna and puntarelle have collapsed. I had hoped to see the allotment fox. There was a pair running in our road as I left. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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