As promised, here's a post about my shed. It is pretty special :) My friend Claire has decided it is very 'Joanne Harris'. It does look quite romantic in a very quirky way. I guess the unique decor also has a hint of the texas chainsaw massacre about it too! It was such a thrill to find out my allotment included a shed, and a good-sized one at that. What made me chuckle is that it has a proper front door, including a letterbox and porch!! I do need to get a number for it as although I have 2 plots, only one has a number. I wonder if I sent myself a postcard it would make it to the letterbox...?! The horseshoe on the door is a warming little touch of good luck. Hope it works for me. 
The first day of 'owning' the allotment I didn't have the key to the shed so I had to admire it from the outside. What struck me most was the window. It is pretty big. Once it has been cleaned up I can admire my hard work from it. It's going to be useful too as I don't have a greenhouse. I should imagine the shed stays pretty warm as it has a clear-plastic corrugated roof which lets in lots of light. I'm sure it will function pretty well as a greenhouse substitute.
Having a shed has the added bonus of water collection via a gutter. There are 4 water butts next to the shed, all linked together so water flows to the next one as each fills up. The water in these has been standing for a long time though and I think they could benefit from a clean out, but they're useful to have. No tapped butts though, however it should be easy enough to fill the watering can.
Once I got the key for the shed from 'Betty' on day 2 it was a real moment of excitement. Who knew what mysteries and surprises awaited me as I turned the key for the first time. Yes, I really did take this before I went into the shed. I thought it would make for a good photo.
Once in, this is the sight I first saw. I was like a child on Christmas Day! ...is that a plastic pigeon?! - yep, it sure is. He's now called 'Bob'. There's a better photo of him to follow, along with the retro clock I am not going to reset. Allsorts of things had been left - tools, seeds, sacks, pots, propagators, markers, etc, even a shelf full of books!
I've made a list of the titles in the column on the right of the blog. Looking through them, they seem really useful so that'll be something for me to peruse when it is too dark to work on the allotment. Being such a novice I find a real comfort in books. Let's hope they are clear and simple. I like some of the titles such as "Vegetable Plotter", which sounds like some sort of sinister activity!
Allsorts of things have been left in the shed, of varying usefulness! Here are some of them...
plastic pots, markers and metal jugs
potato sacks, canes, a dusty director's chair and a pedal bin full of old seed packets! - i threw the bike pump out!!
'bob' the plastic pigeon and the retro stopped clock
looks like the past owners had the right idea with the wine glass! lovely slate markers too
a box of string sacks, the other containing lots of seeds - see list in the column to the right of the blog
2 comments:
Fantastic! I bet you spent hours discovering everything once you got the shed key. There's some really useful things in there too, it will save you a few quid.
I'm hoping to get a shed so I'm keeping a lookout on Freecycle.
Hi Steph, I am sooooooooooo jealous. I know I shouldn't be but I believe in honesty! We built our shed about 4 years ago and it was vandalised a couple of years later leaving it without a roof. It still doesn't have one :o( so you can understand my envy. At the same time I am so delighted for you.
I came across your blog from Miss M's blogroll and was totally flabbergasted to see that you are now the nearest allotment blogger to me (pushing Poppy into second place!). I'm in Gloucester and have had my plot for 5 years, although this is the first year I've had more time to dedicate to it and the improved yield as been highly gratifying. I'm going to tag you so I can keep up to date with your garden and perhaps we can share weather warnings and local gardening related newsy snippets :o)
cheerio, Nic
ps. I'd like to do an 'allotment envy' post about your shed and will link to you and use your pics if that's ok (let me know if not)
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