Another walk earlier this week, something of a nostalgic wander along half-forgotten pathways I used to know as a small child in the company of my very special Auntie S. Happy memories came flooding back, and I recalled ice-cream blocks in wafers, and paddling in the island-shaped pool. It was such a delightful walk, and so peaceful in the woods. We spotted two red squirrels in the trees (always a treat), and spent what seemed like hours just looking out to sea. In the midst of so much rushing around and general busy-ness, it was such a pleasure to be able to just sit and be still.
The good weather means we can continue the garden tidy-up in sunshine, a real bonus. Gradually the summer crops are coming to an end - the runner beans are finished and the fine green beans are not too far behind. N's called it a day with the squash plants, sadly they never really got going and the very few fruits that formed have failed to thrive and survive. We had the last of the lettuce leaves yesterday - we haven't bought salad leaves at all this year, so that's been very successful. A few days of sunshine and warmth has been very beneficial to the tomatoes and peppers, and every day a few more fruit are turning red. More tomato sauce for the freezer. The courgettes are almost at an end, I think there are 3 left to crop, and the sweet corn is coming along well. We're looking forward to sampling those in the not too-distant future :) And on a walk into town we spotted damsons for sale in someone's garden, so we bought a couple of bags to make jam. I remembered to count the number of fruits that went into the preserving pan (124), so I could make sure I retrieved the same number of stones before bottling - it makes for a bit of fun. Sadly we could only find 123 stones. Oh well ...
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