Now for some good news .
I have acquired a 10 ft X 7 ft shed and built it up with no hitches .. It has also been reinforced with lots of extra nails to keep the wind at bay. I have filled up the shed with the important things first ---------> tea pot , kettle , stove , mugs , seat and last but not least my garden tools. I am just in the process of looking for a log burner to keep me nice and warm through the winter months. I should be getting some wood this week so i can make a start on the cold frames i hope to have plenty of pics to post on here and also some dimensions to give people a helping hand at making them.

I have told the other half that she is banned from the plot but she has ignored my order and made herself right at home

The shed is now turned into the workers tea hut , Just to keep

them all sweet whilst there digging in these cold conditions

Bad news

Operation greenhouse has failed . We started to erect the greenhouse and somehow had managed to lose some of the steel plates So we left it half standing whilst we went away to make some new brackets . On our return we were greeted with a pile of bent metal and broken glass ( mother nature had her way and trashed it ) So with the glass i have salvaged im going to build a few cold frames and not bother with a greenhouse.....

Quick update

I Went down the allotment yesterday and had a nice bonfire to keep me warm while I spent most of the day chatting to the neighbour... When I finally did some work I covered all of the top end of the plot with some black weed membrane .

I will be removing this in Feb some time ... I have now joined my local free cycle group so when I got home I checked my emails to see what bargains were going for free . And to my surprise there was a greenhouse so off I replied and won it .. Picked it up today and dropped it off at the allotments . If all goes to plan I will be going down on Saturday to build it back together ( looks like one hard puzzle in a million bits ) Hope to have some pics to post up after the greenhouse mission is completed...