Sheds in the snow

OK so winter's here...

The Cabin

Not much gardening to do at this time of year so over the past few weeks I've been faffing about building this - in between the showers and frosts. In the best allotment tradition the door and window are recycled; the timber is a mix of recycled and new. I'm calling it the cabin so as not to confuse it with the shed. Just so as you know.

Corner posts in, floor down and making a start on the frame...

...frame finished...

...job done.

Another gratuitous dig at those barmy americans

I haven't shown you my air raid shelter before because it's top secret. Or possibly because up till now it was buried underneath the brambles. Apparently they're very fashionable at the moment so I was thinking of inviting offers for it. On the other hand I may just hang on to it in case those barmy americans turn nasty.


There's quite a few of these knocking about on our site, most of them sawn in half and tipped on their sides for stashing manure. But in case you can't get enough of them here's another one that's still intact: