Just to say hello....

[newshootsinsunlight]

Hello everyone, thought I would just introduce myself.
I'm 35 (eeek), and I've been a stay at home mum for the last three years, having packed in the corporate life to be with my little girl. Only in the last uear or so I have "discovered gardening" and I am hooked. So much so, I'm now a student doing my RHS Advanced Cert in Horticulture ...ahhh....a lot of theory!! And with an exam in a week, I wonder what the hell I am doing revising again! I've also just taken over a very over-grown allotment in the village where I live, Port Sunlight. I have one of the last 17 remaining allotments in a village where when it was first built (for the worker's in Lever's soap factory) , everyone either had an allotment or garden. No, with so few, I feel privellaged to have one.
(the guy's plot is opposite mine, is 92 and has an allotment here for most of his life!)
I'm really looking forward to picking your brains and sharing some laughs (probably mostly at my ineptitude!!!).
Thanks,
Claire

[lainey lou]

Hiya New shots, and welcome t'vine. Congrats on your new allotment!

[shirlthegirl43]

Hi and welcome to the vine Newshoots. Look forward to hearing of your lottie exploits!

[Seahorse]

Hello and welcome from another Claire How fabulous to not only live somewhere so interesting but to be carrying on a little of Lever's original plans with your lottie! Do you have pics to share?

[newshootsinsunlight]

Hi everyone, thanks for your great replies.
I've pics of my allotment, but no idea how to post here.... it shows is how BAAAAD it is and how much work I have.....I have staff anyways ( he he he - my husbdand!!) for the hard clearing bit!!

[rustylady]

Hi Newshoots, welcome to the Vine. Never be afraid to ask questions - it doesn't matter how old you are, it's never too late to learn. We all try to help each other out here, and have a few laughs as well.

[Hans Mum]

hi from me too and welcome at least you know the theory even if the reality is a little different but its fab here and you'll get plenty of advice enjoy.....

[cede]

hi newshoots and everyone else. just to introduce myself, i'm cede (pronounced Sayd rather than seed!) also new here on grapevine. i live in surrey and have had my lottie for 3 years. but having been overly busy with kids have not spent much time there last year - because of waiting list i have been threatened with removal!! so am endeavouring to get it back into shape. however i have been rather overexcited and have done something nasty to my back... so it will be slow progress. i also keep chickens, currently only 2, foxy came avisiting over christmas and took two. these are hyline browns that were part of a school project, before that i had pure breds and next time am hoping to get bantams. OH hopes for less poo around the garden!

[terrier]

Hi NSIS and Cede, here's hoping for a prosperous growing season for you. Welcome to the 'vine'.

[momol]

Me too, and congratulations for the lottie .

[SarzWix]

Hello to you both, Claire & Cede, welcome to the 'Vine.
Claire, take it steady with the lottie, you don't want to end up in the same boat as Cede!!
Cede, I have a chronic bad back - 2 damaged discs... My best way to 'put it back in', is to take strongest painkillers then, lie across the bed, face down, feet over the edge pointing downwards, with a hot wheatbag (or Deep Heat) across the painful area. And stay like that for as long as I can, although to begin with about 5 mins is hard... This helps to slightly 'part' the vertabrae & allows the discs to go back to where they should be! Good luck

[piskieinboots]

Hi both good to have you here

[Nicos]

Hello to you both - and welcome to the Vine!

[cede]

hi everyone thank you for your welcome. sarah i like your blog. having read about your back i feel like a bit of a hypochondriac, mine has only been sore for about 10 days and already is feeling much better!

[Tracey]

Hi Claire & Cede

Welcome, I look forward to compairing notes!

Tracey