Lady Bountiful.

Today up came the fruits (or more specifically veg) of our labour. Tonight we are having roasted vegetables to use up the last of the aubergines, a red onion, baby courgettes and some bought parsnips (well they were only ten pence for a bundle). To accompany them we also have various sized carrots, our own potatoes and a sprinkling of parsley and mint. My Mum and I have an understanding that when we start talking about what we are having for our dinner we have run out of things to talk about and it's time to say goodbye so I'm a bit concerned about starting this post with talk of food but it is relevant. Luke has planted Autumn purple sprouting (in case the outdoor ones which have been in for over a month get hit by the frost), some hardy peas (yum) and I've potted up some parsley into the greenhouse as well as some for the kitchen. As Luke cut down the beans and collected up the pods and I dug up the sweetcorn our chicks roamed the garden hoping for any tidbits we may find, one unfortunate earwig ended it's days in the beak of a speedy chicken. Their back feathers are splitting out of the quill barrels or should I correctly say, the sheaths which sprouted from their bare patches have now protected new feather long enough to burst open when the feathers are too big to be restricted any longer. Luke said they look like little blusher brushes, a long plastic handle with a tiny fat brush at the end. He's quite correct, they do look this that.
I dug in two bags of sand, finished planting up my bulbs and replanting anything that needed a new home. I'm sort of done for the year now. Although I'll be blogging any new activity it's probably just going to be bird watching now they have come back after summer's harvest, to their peanuts and Nyger seeds. So lovely to see the Goldfinch again and apparetnly the Redwings are on their way too. There's always something good to look forward to.