A decade on.

I was talking to my Spanish friend, Ana earlier about where we were a decade ago. We were at The Marriot watching the news unfold about the Twin Towers with complete strangers, all transfixed on the television high on the wall. Sure it'll be a very poignant day of remembrance tomorrow and whilst I don't tend to talk about anything but gardening on here I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge it and all the deaths since.

On another sad note, Tom, Luke's step dad's dog died today. He was a good old boy, a handsome black labrador who excelled at accompanying Chris on his shooting trips (Chris is a wildfowler) and I think Chris would have given him a viking funeral if he could have as befitted his courage. Her certainly was a brave and lovely dog.

There is much sadness in the world but so much joy too, another day dawns and brings with it hope - new life and the promise of future happiness.

Cooking our wares.

I've been picking the tops of my sage and tweaking the leaves off the bay this morning and have cooked up goat cheese and red caramelised onion tart, mini tomato and basil tarts and a mixed vegetable quiche - all using goodies from the garden. Maybe next year we'll have even more to play with. Tonight we are having kedgeree with the smoked haddock being gently cooked in the court bouillon I've made with our herbs, onion and carrots. Now that is enough domesticity, I'm going to spend the rest of the day out of the kitchen. Hope you enjoy your day whatever you are doing. x

Fifth post.

Well, aren't I chatty today? Luke has kindly uploaded some photos for me hence the posts.

 

 

This is last weekend and if you are trying to work out who that batty and very tall woman is behind our battered fence - it's me. I'm not wearing wedgywelllies to increase my height, I'm actually standing on the heap of turf and weeds that I casually chucked over the fence when I was trying to get some semblance to our garden. I shall have to put it in the wheelbarrow and wheel it to the green bin so we can actually clear the way before we put the back fence up. I'm busy chopping back the overgrown brambles here.