{"id":133611,"date":"2023-01-08T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-stubborn-cough-means-the-quiet-pull-of-the-allotment-has-to-be-resisted-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T08:44:07","slug":"a-stubborn-cough-means-the-quiet-pull-of-the-allotment-has-to-be-resisted-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-stubborn-cough-means-the-quiet-pull-of-the-allotment-has-to-be-resisted-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"A stubborn cough means the quiet pull of the allotment has to be resisted | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRosemary in the window boxes offer comfort, baby buds and the threat of frost do notAn enforced absence from the plot. Confined to home with a persistent, insistent cough. My usual gardening remedies denied, I have resorted to medical advice and prescriptions, plus high-grade manuka honey.My world has shrunk to inside walls and outside window boxes. There is comfort in scanning the still-flowering dark blue lobelia and pink and red geraniums. In attention to the smaller things. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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