Erskine Newsletter December 2011
01/06/2012
Wind, wind and more wind that best describes the weather in December. We had quite a lot of damage including the last of the polytunnel and a shed which was last seen somewhere west of Dumbarton..!!
Nevertheless we still managed to keep ourselves busy with plenty of chores indoors and outdoors. Seed sowing continues with tomatoes, catmint and some more sweet peas. Spring flowering bulbs are starting to poke through and our hyacinths will be looking lovely for January. (http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/planting/how-to-plant-hyacinth-bulbs/163.html).
Thanks to Jamie Murray and Veteran Andy Alexander for coming up and helping us make Christmas Wreaths, the place looked very festive after you left!
The birds have been enjoying the bird feeders which we’ve been making for them. The RSPB have a nice wee recipe to follow (www.rspb.org.uk/youth/makeanddo/activities/birdcake.aspx), we slightly adapted ours from the yogurt cartoon to a coconut shell.
Despite the harshness of the weather, the Christmas lunch for volunteers and veterans went down a ’storm’ and we would like to thank everyone who helped produce such a beautiful lunch and to all the veterans for the fantastic service!! We even had a surprise visit from Santa!!
It has been quiet end of December which has given us plenty of time and space for planning the next year ahead…
May we wish everyone a merry festive period and all the very best for 2012.
Wendy
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