1298g

For some time now I’ve been watching the progress of my cucumbers from the grass, not venturing into their row, not wanting to get wet from a recently rain-soaked patch perhaps, or not wanting to disturb any frogs that might be hidden under the massive fronds of the carrots in the next row. Or, much [...]

Good service

I chose not to have a dessert at the Napoli Italian restaurant last night. I was so full of garlic bread, caprese salad with amazing mozzarella and the strascinato pasta with chicken, ham and cherry tomatoes. The idea of adding two or three scoops of ice cream or sorbet on top of the rather large food [...]

Summer’s still here

Swallows gathering could be said to mark the approach of the end of summer, but I took these shots from my front door ten days ago and when I look outside my window now I still see blue skies.
These swallows have made a few appearances in front of the house, gathering on the phone wires, [...]

Going out to eat is such a CHORE

RIGHT. After much studying of the online menu I have decided that I shall have the same starter as Lauren tomorrow. And she will order first to allow me to copy her pronunciation. Because I did not take Italian lessons. I took German, dropped it and now ten years later run a bilingual web site [...]

The mundane of today

No sign of the postman, but two guys on a quad bike came round earlier, spraying weedkiller into the gutters. I had microwaved canneloni for tea and discovered on eating it in front of an old episode of CSI that yes, that was the ready meal I’d previously decided not to bother with again. It [...]

Mine’s eight inches

286g of cucumber, with more like this one still coming on the plants. I see a week of Philadelphia and cucumber sandwiches ahead. I could even add in some freshly harvested beetroot, if I was feeling wild. The runner beans I’ve picked would be better for dinner though, I think. I’ve got some good stuff [...]

I have a cute trug and don’t care who knows it

What? I told you it was all about vegetables from now on. Just you wait til winter. Then it’ll be knitting and the occasional head cold.
Anyway, the first harvest has been made. We’ve had two beetroot and a number of runner beans. I looked in my book to discover why a lot of flowers have [...]