<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/veg-plot-planoct17.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignright wp-image-4608 size-medium" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/veg-plot-planoct17-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>A mish mash of items but nothing new there. I've been persuaded by keen gardener friends to draw up a plan of the vegetable plot for next year so that I can decide what to grow, when to sow and where. It should also help with crop rotation particularly as my memory cells are being covered in <a href="https://www.alz.org/braintour/plaques.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amyloid plaques</a> (caused by not enough sleep and closely linked to Alzheimer's)

The garlic have been planted and are already 10 cms tall; the onions are not far behind. I'm thinking of taking out the herbs because they have spread vigorously, beyond their usefulness. They are also in part of the garden that gets the most sunshine so I'm thinking of planting a flowers that need sunlight.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chris-packhamowloct17.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4607" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chris-packhamowloct17-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>Last night the "family" went to Lincoln University to see a lecture by Chris Packham on Bats and Owls.

Apart from the irritation of waiting in a confined space before they opened the doors we had good seats. He was excellent - informative and very amusing. Of course the stars of the show were the owls but let's not forget the pipistrelle bat that was brought on at the beginning - very cute.

Having described how owls are so beautifully developed for hunting we then had a demonstration of several owls flying across the audience and in one instance landing on a man's head.

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After the lecture we walked over to Prezzo's on Brayford Wharf for dinner. A good evening was had by all.