Today’s guest picture is a cabbage from our daughter Annie’s allotment. Possibly the best cabbage ever, I think that you will agree. We had a forecast of persistent rain all day so I resolved to put the day to good use by doing things that needed to be done. It was indeed raining when weContinue reading “A sloe march”
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Bad back back
Today’s guest picture is another from Annie’s visit to the Chelsea Flower Show. Alliums are Mrs Tootlepedal’s favourites but hers don’t usually look as regimented as these. As it happened, I had a chance to look at Mrs Tootlepedal’s alliums this morning after breakfast and I thought that they looked very good… …even though theyContinue reading “Bad back back”
Lorne Care
Today’s guest picture comes from my Newcastle correspondent Fiona. She took the family to the seaside at Cullercoats on the east coast. Sharp eyed readers will notice some sea bathers who can be counted as pretty hardy folk. It was a blue sky treat of a day today, cool and dewy in the morning butContinue reading “Lorne Care”