Jimmo remade

Jimmo - after his makeover

Elizabeth and I popped along to the plot yesterday to pick up Jimmo and bring him home. He was looking very sad and worn. When we started peeling back the layers we found his nose and his hat flat against his face hiding his face.  The only bit that was still intact was his stuffing of newspaper inside plastic bags. 

After an afternoon's work he has new clothes, a new covering for his head, extra stuffing, a heart and a new (handmade) hat. Oh, and a smiley face. Doesn't he look lovely?

Jimmo's smiley face

And whilst I was there today I did some weeding around the sweetcorn and onions. Here's a view across the plot, showing my sweetcorn.

A view across the plot

Jimmo the Scarecrow

Jimmo on his first day at the allotment

Three years ago my friend Clare, my three year old daughter and I cut up some old coffee sacks and created Jimmo the Scarecrow (instructions here). He was an excellent addition to the plot: he protected the strawberries from birds, was surrounded by sweet peas and, well, just looked wonderful.

Now, three years of sun and rain can have an effect on a chap. By the second summer all the colour was bleached from his patches and scarf, his hat was floppy and he looked a bit bedraggled.

I took a photograph of him yesterday in preparation of giving him a bit of long overdue tlc. A bit sad looking methinks.

Jimmo in 2012

Watch this space to see how we bring him back to life!

Meet Jimmo

Hi all

Pleased to meet you. I'm Jimmo the Scarecrow. Elizabeth and Elizabeth's Mummy made me - with a little help from our Girl Guide knot-tying friend Clare. I'm protecting Elizabeth's strawberries from the birds. And I hope adding a little something special to the plot.

Jimmo