Capturing Summer

We are still in summer, repeat after me β€˜we are still in summer’.Β Β  It is becoming a little bit hard to believe right now.Β  After the rain eventually came there has been a perceivable shift in the way things feel.Β  That dry crispness that you feel underfoot when you walk across the lawn is gone.Β  Most mornings there is now a bit of a dew … Continue reading Capturing Summer

This blog has been bought to you by the letter P

Peas, peppers, pumpkins, peanuts and preparations and presents and a β€˜P’eetroot. I need to apologise in advance as this is a little long but I have had a huge weekend in the garden. I now ache a little in all the usual places that hard work brings aches.Β  I should be used to it by now, but doing a little moaning can still bring some … Continue reading This blog has been bought to you by the letter P

Come back summer – I haven’t finished with you yet!

At the beginning of summer I promised myself I would make two dishes before the end of summer.Β  A Nicoise Salad with fresh beans from the garden.Β  I had always wanted to make this dish but summer always slipped by so fast that it never happened.Β  This year I finally managed it, although it was a close call – in the latter days of February.Β  … Continue reading Come back summer – I haven’t finished with you yet!