An enjoyable day spent mostly in the garden, but also with a cycle delivery and a Fiddlesticks gig which went well.
So, once I'd had breakfast and done my usual round of emails and facebook messages, I got outside and put another load of compost through the rotary soil sifter machine. This results in 6 streams of material. The highly desirable (I hope!) riddled compost... small particles, hardly any 'contraries' ie bits of plastic, wire, stones, other bits and bobs, and this I bag up into plastic carrier bags. Then there's the stiff which doesn't go through the riddle, but out the other side... five streams, oversize sticks, avocado stones, roadkill animal bones etc, for re-composting; small sticks etc which are bagged up for a mulch, or woody layer in new heaps; chunks of compost which I'm bagging up for Edible York; stones and bits of pottery, brick, etc; and finally the stuff for landfill... mainly plastic tape, film and glue strips. I really enjoy working through this and getting the sacks of mature compost screened and sorted through and cleaned up.
By 5pm I had got 5 sacks of compost ready for Edible York so I cycled them down to St Clements. Met one friend on the way home, stopped off at Country Fresh, and then showed Will next door my soil sifter, and finally got into the house at 6pm. Gill had made some little rissoles from yesterday's left-over rice, with assorted veg and a potato and chive salad. Yummy!
Then I got changed into my Fiddlesticks gear, loaded up the bike with all my workshop stuff and headed over Walmgate Stray to the Millennium Bridge and then onto the Scout hut on Lorne Street. This was the second gig with these youngsters, so I did a 5 minute intro, reminding them of the 'how to' and some basic rules, and then we did a one-hour free play session. Then, 20 minutes from the end, we did a show, with individual children coming up and performing their trick, or tricks. Most of them were awarded the Circus Performers badge, and I was very surprised, and honoured, to be given one as well. I waited around for the kids to go and then my contact, James, paid me and I signed the receipt he'd prepared.
A nice cycle home and a relaxing evening followed.
So, once I'd had breakfast and done my usual round of emails and facebook messages, I got outside and put another load of compost through the rotary soil sifter machine. This results in 6 streams of material. The highly desirable (I hope!) riddled compost... small particles, hardly any 'contraries' ie bits of plastic, wire, stones, other bits and bobs, and this I bag up into plastic carrier bags. Then there's the stiff which doesn't go through the riddle, but out the other side... five streams, oversize sticks, avocado stones, roadkill animal bones etc, for re-composting; small sticks etc which are bagged up for a mulch, or woody layer in new heaps; chunks of compost which I'm bagging up for Edible York; stones and bits of pottery, brick, etc; and finally the stuff for landfill... mainly plastic tape, film and glue strips. I really enjoy working through this and getting the sacks of mature compost screened and sorted through and cleaned up.
By 5pm I had got 5 sacks of compost ready for Edible York so I cycled them down to St Clements. Met one friend on the way home, stopped off at Country Fresh, and then showed Will next door my soil sifter, and finally got into the house at 6pm. Gill had made some little rissoles from yesterday's left-over rice, with assorted veg and a potato and chive salad. Yummy!
Then I got changed into my Fiddlesticks gear, loaded up the bike with all my workshop stuff and headed over Walmgate Stray to the Millennium Bridge and then onto the Scout hut on Lorne Street. This was the second gig with these youngsters, so I did a 5 minute intro, reminding them of the 'how to' and some basic rules, and then we did a one-hour free play session. Then, 20 minutes from the end, we did a show, with individual children coming up and performing their trick, or tricks. Most of them were awarded the Circus Performers badge, and I was very surprised, and honoured, to be given one as well. I waited around for the kids to go and then my contact, James, paid me and I signed the receipt he'd prepared.
A nice cycle home and a relaxing evening followed.
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