..really. It was the allotment annual show on Saturday. I thought I’d better enter some of our plentiful produce, although I wasn’t expecting any prizes. I entered:
courgettes and runner beans, apples and rhubarb, raspberries, some not quite ripe yet tomatoes and a big vase of flowers. I knew the rules were all about perfection and submitting identical specimens. I had checked with the organisers whether unripe tomatoes would count – they said ‘no’ but thought I’d try anyway. We could have entered our monstrous marrow, if only it hadn’t been carved, stuffed and eaten by musicians a few weeks ago, or possibly some of the stunning peas, but they have all gone now
It was all about joining in though, so I did my best with what we had. I was delighted that we won three prizes!
My first ever allotment prizes. I was a little chuffed. Then I brought all the vegetables that hadn’t won any prizes home and the musicians turned them into an allotment feast:
It was a very satisfying day. Really it was about taking part but we will be proud to have those rosettes adorning our shed until next year.
Reclaiming Paradise 
Wow! My rhubarb stalks never look identical 😉
We had a lot to choose from! but most of them were finished so guess we were lucky
Well, luck is always part of gardening is it not 😊.
Taking part is fun, winning prizes is more fun.