{"id":124255,"date":"2022-01-16T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T06:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/birthday-thoughts-and-inspiration-from-the-past-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2022-01-16T14:12:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T07:12:26","slug":"birthday-thoughts-and-inspiration-from-the-past-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/birthday-thoughts-and-inspiration-from-the-past-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday thoughts and inspiration from the past | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThis month can be long and dark, but there are always moments of optimismJanuary for me is often melancholic. Deep midwinter. Yesterday was my birthday. Too close to Christmas. A time for taking stock. For giving thanks. For looking back as much as forward. Something I am prone to do anyway.We are still exiled from the allotments. So much gardening now is done in my head. How will it be with new soil on the old site? How to bring it to life? Will we need to garden it differently? How do we feel about no-dig? All to be decided. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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