14 May 2019

Sussex Trug


One of the things I had to leave behind in France was my old garden trug and Opinel knife.  I bought the trug for just two euros at a local vide grenier and it was perfect for collecting fruit and vegetables from the potager.


A country gal just can't be without her trug so Paul presented me with a posh Sussex trug and brand new Opinel knife this week.  There isn't much to collect in the garden yet, only a few salad leaves today but hopefully in a few weeks time it will be full to the brim with garden produce.

Rick supervising work in the garden

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    1. It's far too clean and pristine at the moment.

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  2. What we need is some warm weather. Even my rhubarb hasn't decided to show its face!

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    1. I'm hoping a warm spell will bring everything on quickly.

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  3. Love that trug. Growing up our trug was used for everything from greens to potatoes. I assumed that everyone had one and didn't realise it was specific to Sussex. (we were on the border).

    I now have one here in New Zealand, made in the South Island.

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    1. I was a Sussex girl originally so it seems appropriate for me to own one.

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  4. What a pretty sunny garden! I like the trug. Maybe one day I'll have a veggie garden and will need one.

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    1. Veggie gardens need a lot of attention, we didn't have one until we retired.

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  5. My haul, so far, has been about 3 Strawberries. I'm not sure how many Opinels I have, but I do know that my 'trug' is plastic! The shame of it.

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  6. When I watch Monty on a Friday, I think it is Nellie that carries the trug. Time to start with Rick, fetch it and carry to the house, build up those neck muscles !

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    1. He would shake it and everything would go flying.

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  7. I am getting great pleasure from seeing you settle in.

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    1. Aw, that's nice Pat. We love this part of Lincolnshire so far and everyone has made us very welcome.

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