Alan Williams's Blog, page 57
May 24, 2016
Quick Links 24th May 2016 (With A New Look)!
Each week I’ll try and post quick links to things that I’ve seen, read or just sparked my interest in the previous week. Mostly gardening, cooking and environmental stuff but not always.
This week I’m going to try something a little new, and give a little background to why I’ve included the link, and maybe cover some of the other things that I’ve been up to in the previous week. A bit more newsletter style than just a list of links for you to click. (I’d appreciate any feedback, good or bad)!...
May 21, 2016
May 19, 2016
Sweetcorn With Heat!
This is a really quick recipe for adding a little heat and flavour to corn on the cob.
Simply clean your corn cob, and wrap up in some kitchen foil, with a large knob of butter, a diced chilli and the juice of a lime.
Put the parcel in an oven at 200C and cook for about 20 mins (longer if you want slightly less crunchy corn).
Serve and enjoy the heat.
May 17, 2016
Potting Shed Update
Each year during late spring, after the risk of frost has passed I convert our “potting shed” from an overwintering area for tender plants to a growing space for tomatoes and other plants that prefer a bit of heat. The quick video below covers the basics of the new set-up.
Newsletter?
If you come by here often, you’ll notice that I publish a “Quick Links” each week. I’ve been thinking about changing this a little, as there’s often a bit of background to why I’ve included a particular link but I rarely say why. So this got me thinking as to whether I should include this or whether I should convert this to a weekly newsletter which could be sent directly to peoples email inboxes rather than having to always come here to read it.
I’d welcome your thoughts, but also let me kno...
Quick Links 17th May 2016
Each week I’ll try and post quick links to things that I’ve seen, read or just sparked my interest in the previous week. Mostly gardening, cooking and environmental stuff but not always.
Could Brexit be the best thing for Europe’s wildlife? [The Guardian]
Solar has a bright future in the UK despite Tory efforts to cloud the picture [The Guardian]
The Week In Wildlife – In Pictures [The Guardian]
April breaks global temperature record, marking seven months of new highs [The Guardian]
May 14, 2016
Ready, Steady, Not Quite Go! & A Rhubarb Recipe
Water Leak – A Work in Progress
Well, it’s been a very busy week, and a little unexpectedly so. It was good to get to the weekend though, and to get down to the allotment. If you read my post about the water problems at the site, I’m pleased to report that they have been resolved it seems. The leak has been fixed, and my prayers for rain have been answered, it even managed to rain on the workman when they were trying to sort the problem out.
We’ve had a week of rain at night, and into the mor...
May 10, 2016
Quick Links 10th May 2016
Each week I’ll try and post quick links to things that I’ve seen, read or just sparked my interest in the previous week. Mostly gardening, cooking and environmental stuff but not always.
Malta should consider moratorium on turtle dove hunting, says EU [The Guardian]
Idea of renewables powering UK is an ‘appalling delusion’ – David MacKay [The Guardian]
Climate change is corroding our values, says Naomi Klein [The Guardian]
Tory MPs tell Cameron to accept steep cuts needed for UK’s fifth carbo...
May 9, 2016
Raindance?
I received an email from the Allotment Site Manager at the end of last week that said owing to a broken pipe the water at the allotments had been turned off, and would stay that way until further notice i.e. until they can locate and fix the leak. Not a major problem for me yet, as I have two large waterbutts which collect water from my shed roof, so I have some water for the time being. However if the weather stays the same for the next couple of weeks that water will be gone. At the moment...
May 3, 2016
Quick Links 3rd May 2016
Each week I’ll try and post quick links to things that I’ve seen, read or just sparked my interest in the previous week. Mostly gardening, cooking and environmental stuff but not always.
The Yellowstone We Don’t See: A Struggle of Life and Death [National Geographic]
The Week In Wildlife – In Pictures [The Guardian]
Is “Dark Tourism” OK? [National Geographic]
Unchecked pollution and bad food ‘killing thousands in UK’ [The Guardian]
