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This Blessed Plot
'What I learned from my allotment'
A year of working on little piece of ground while reflecting on the parallel lessons of life and learning to flourish again through grief and adversity.
A year of working on little piece of ground while reflecting on the parallel lessons of life and learning to flourish again through grief and adversity.
174 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2021
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November 26, 2021
A pleasant meander of a read.
Hazel traces a calendar year of growing a variety of fruit and vegetables on her Winchester allotment. As her hard graft and long hours of replenishing the soil pay off with a plethora of harvested goodies she parallels her own growth and reflection, exploring themes of sowing and reaping, watering, rest, harvest, thankfulness and hope. The allotment community are a friendly and generous bunch who help one another out and happily share their wisdom, their time and their produce.
All this happens within the context of the oncoming pandemic, planning for the RHS Psalm 23 garden and juggling the demands of freelance journalism and an ailing mother. The allotment proves a cathartic and medicinal prescription.
This reader was easily drawn into the narrative and vicariously enjoyed the refreshing benefits of fresh air and the outdoor life which restore body and soul while collectively improving our mental health. 174 pages including a 'What happened next' chapter and a few recipes for using your surplus; the courgette cake sounds delicious.
Hazel traces a calendar year of growing a variety of fruit and vegetables on her Winchester allotment. As her hard graft and long hours of replenishing the soil pay off with a plethora of harvested goodies she parallels her own growth and reflection, exploring themes of sowing and reaping, watering, rest, harvest, thankfulness and hope. The allotment community are a friendly and generous bunch who help one another out and happily share their wisdom, their time and their produce.
All this happens within the context of the oncoming pandemic, planning for the RHS Psalm 23 garden and juggling the demands of freelance journalism and an ailing mother. The allotment proves a cathartic and medicinal prescription.
This reader was easily drawn into the narrative and vicariously enjoyed the refreshing benefits of fresh air and the outdoor life which restore body and soul while collectively improving our mental health. 174 pages including a 'What happened next' chapter and a few recipes for using your surplus; the courgette cake sounds delicious.
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