Not necessarily mysterious – it just sounds more interesting than ‘miscellaneous’.
The mini peaches from our mini peach tree still feel quite firm, but they are a good colour and have started to drop off the tree of their own accord (I blamed the foxes at first), so they have to be picked. They are in fact ready to eat – I think they might be nice grilled with a bit of crème fraîche or similar.
We’ve had some civilised vegetables this year, but the carrots…
We only have one plant, but it is currently producing 2-3 yellow courgettes a day, so I’ve tried a new way of eating them…
For the last couple of years I’ve made sloe gin. This year I thought I’d try a batch of mirabelles. So here it is, just needs three months of regular turning.
These granary bread rolls were made with a dash of olive oil, and they taste pretty good – but yes, they do bear an unfortunate resemblance to a certain emoji. They will, I believe, nicely complement some more yellow courgette soup.
I have posted the beginning of an Edwardian fantasy on Wattpad. It’s about an Imperial Marshal and an Inquisitor and their adventures, and it’s called ‘Progress’ First three chapters are up, and I’ll post another chapter every day (they’re short). https://www.wattpad.com/story/397116440-progress
We only have one courgette plant, but it is producing lots. So I had a go at making courgette soup…
Another picture I painted.
I painted another of the spare roof tiles, this time with a butterfly.
We are spending a weekend in the gatehouse of Tewkesbury Abbey, a property now maintained and rented by the estimable Landmark Trust. They often provide a customised jigsaw puzzle showing the place you’re in – so here’s ours duly completed!
Seen and Done 