Veg News 2

 

The courgettes have done well this year as well. A glut of courgettes is always a mixed blessing. Great to have, hard to use creatively; soup is usually the best idea.

Veg News 1

The vegetable garden has done well this year, in its usual haphazard way. A squash self-seeded in the spring, and has since attempted to take over the entire raised bed. Football sized squashes are on the way.

 

Stroll 76 iii

 

Ribblehead viaduct always stuns me when it comes into view. 

It's a Family Affair

We drove down to Bicester, collected Rowan from the station, then went up to cousin Gill's for lunch with auntie Alison (96 and going very strong). It was great to see her again, and to have a good chat. In the photo Gill, AA, cousin Richard, Rowan, Danielle and Robert (Gill's husband). 

 

Stroll 76 ii

 

Hard to resist a lonely dead tree, especially if the sun allows for a good black and white image.

Honey. The Product

And here it is, 21 kilos of lovely honey to keep us going for a while.

 

Honey. It's Back

After a three year honey break, we are back in business. The new queen who arrived in June has delivered the goods. Danielle is holding one of the frames full of honey.

 

Book Group

 In book group we had read The Tie That Binds by Kent Harif. His other book Plain Song had been enjoyed by all. This one, less so. An American gothic special that I could have done without. Some in the group liked it, which is the great thing about a book group; there is never any group think.

A snicket in Settle.