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Title: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 21, 2007, 11:56:16: Hi guys just started making an online blog about our allotment site and the things we are getting up to the site shall be updated weekly, at the minute parts are still under construction but 85% is there.

www.lottieblogs.co.uk (http://www.lottieblogs.co.uk)

let me know what you think.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: Leonnie on February 21, 2007, 12:01:46: I think it's going to be great fun reading your updates. I like the photo you've chosen to use on the home page :)
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 21, 2007, 12:10:22: thanks, more updates to come.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 21, 2007, 12:27:51: You're right about pigeon damage. We got away with it this year on my site, but that's most unusual. We don't get it till there's a cold spell, then after a while they realise there's a feast there, and they become a major pest for the rest of the winter.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: cornykev on February 21, 2007, 15:43:40: Nice wellies ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: vee on February 21, 2007, 16:17:38: Great looking site. I do enjoy reading blogs.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: mokanoo on February 21, 2007, 16:23:36: looks great.
Where abouts in Northants are you ruffmeister?
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 21, 2007, 21:06:17: we are based on an allotment site in kingsthorpe my fiancee and i. Thats my fture wife in her lovely wellies enjoying turning over her compost bin :-)

thanks for all the nice comments, the site will be updated weekly (as long as we keep doing things down the lottie that is)

Just a quick heads up the News and events 2006 page is complete click here to be diverted straight away. http://lottieblogs.co.uk/pande2006.aspx (http://lottieblogs.co.uk/pande2006.aspx)

enjoy and thanks :P
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: Blue Bird on February 22, 2007, 16:40:34: Hi great site enjoyed photos cannot wait to see the next fews months as things start to grow --keep up the good work

;D
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: emmy1978 on February 22, 2007, 17:20:28: hi, lovely website and your lottie plot looks huge! Ours is tiny really in comparison. :( You've obviously worked really hard, don't know where you find time to write blogs too! :)
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 22, 2007, 17:34:58: thanks so much for the kind comments the plot is just 10 pole, and is just 1 day a week currently, and the lottie is just such a nice varaiation from the working week.

hopefully the hints and tips page shall be live tonight or tommorow.

enjoy
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 22, 2007, 21:16:37: Just to let you guys know weve now completed the hints and tips page for this month, let us know what you think, my fiance is going to start working on having her planting and rotation plans for 2006 and 2007 available on there soon too.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: ruffmeister on February 24, 2007, 12:36:36: may i just say a big thankyou to all who have visited the site this week since it opened. We have gone through thr 600 unique vistors mark in under 7 days thanks so much :-)
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: hazelize_uk on February 25, 2007, 17:27:51: Hi i'm from northampton too so i will be checking out what your doing when! :P
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: mokanoo on February 25, 2007, 17:44:29: Ruffmeister I am from Long Buckby so will definitely be keeping an eye on your progress. The best of luck.
Title: Re: Our new website
Post by: kt. on February 25, 2007, 23:25:58: Looks good. I like your tip of the month section. I started mine with Yahoo but am having difficulty posting pictures where I want them on the page.