igenlode | Clock and chilli

The guest alarm clock doesn't ring at all (with hindsight I really should have checked on that before attempting to use it, but it worked the last time a guest needed it). That one takes AA batteries, of which I have spares, so I was able to test whether it was just low battery voltage by putting in a new battery. Apparently not. So for the moment it's back to the old one that rings when you test it but can't be trusted to do so when needed :-(

I really need to get round to harvesting my chillies now, since they have stopped ripening and started to shrivel... I did manage to plant up the garlic. I didn't attempt to split it because, as so often before, it didn't appear to have formed cloves.