How delighted was I to pop up to the supermarket and discover a whole row of new pop up shops!
New Windows on Willesden Green is a pop up project run for local crafters to promote and sell their stuff. There are the expected shops – lovely handmade kids clothes and beautiful handmade soaps – and also a great emphasis on artists in the area.
One of the shops is a gallery space with workshops for artists, and another space is a screen printing studio with workshops for only £10. I love screen printing and am really keen to give this a go!
The soil at our little allotment is very poor, but thanks to some lovely Capital Growth funding we bought some manure to fertilise it with! This lovely waste from the stables is full of rich nutrients that plants love. We dug it through the soil and are leaving it for the time being to break down.
We reckon Belgium is the perfect place for a holiday from the UK because it’s so easy to get to Brussels on the 
This winter is so mild that there is plenty of growth even in mid-January. The tulips are peaking above the soil and the herbs are doing very well, especially parsley, oregano and thyme. It certainly feels like Spring already – I wonder what will happen to the new growth if a last minute cold snap visits?
