summer time

well a bit of sun anyway! No school until September so endless days of... housework sewing, reading and going mad with the washing machine. It is that time of year when I wash curtains, covers, anything that sits still for too long really. Tia watch out! I expect house proud folk wash their curtains every few months but if you could see the clambering I have to do you would understand.
Down at the allotment we have teeny tiny runner beans




Biddle went down for lunch and to check up on things with Gardiner Bunny


Early the other morning a visitor popped by...


..no idea at all who he is.

Maybe he fancied a nibble of Tia's grass.

No sewing to show all secret

Must dash washing to hang out!

Travelling, growing knitting

Last Saturday we went to Kent for the day to see my mum. Stupidly although I took the camera to show her pictures of our allotment I didn't get a photo of us together. I completely forgot. We travelled by coach to London leaving here at 5 45 caught a train to Sevenoaks spent a couple of hours with my mum and then came back arriving at 00:15 it was a long day but worth it. It might seem a long way to go for such a short visit but mum is 84 now and not up to long involved visit.

Grace is pleased with her new cardi




We have baby cherry tomatoes


Loads of broad beans and two mange tout


Since Saturday we have not seen as much of the gold finches but last week a youngster visited. he does not have the coloured head of the adults (click photo)


The caterpillars have arrived


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Produce

The rhubarb has not been very good this year. We haven't had enough rain.


But we have more lettuce than we know what to do with



Our first crop of broad beans have been a success



We have more than enough potatoes



Biddle inspecting the goods

July...

... a week has gone already. We had a great time on Sunday when we went to Headingley to a 20/20 cricket match. It was hot and sunny for a change. Sadly Yorkshire lost but that was no surprise as they always do when we go there. No photos this year.

It was also our wedding anniversary. John and I have now been married 18 years. I am amazed he has put up with me for so long!

Can you guess what these are?


They germinate really quickly.
We do not seem to have many nasturtiums this year although I planted loads


I have not much on the go and the moment so to justify watching tennis and Le Tour I thought I better have some knitting


so Grace is getting a new jumper.

Biddle and Tia share the settee yesterday just as well John was at work its his seat.