I picked up this rather nice rug on a trip to the tip a week or so ago - not quite nice enough to take home but not far off...

The first proper squashes since the autumn of '06 are languishing in their rightful place on the front room window sill. We find they keep well here and they are a traditional feature of our Mothers' day celebrations in May! There are others behind the...

This pic of the salad patch was taken during the early-ish part of November during a really cold spell... ...it is still giving us loads of produce and a real discovery to make the lottie more productive this year...I have also picked chard, kale,...

I am a bit late with my October visitors but I had a nice cup of tea with Phil this afternoon... ...and Peter and Marcia called in for a look round on their recent visit to stay with Mum.

I used one 5lb squash, one cooking apple & three Jerusalem Artichokes, with two stock cubes, water to cover and a bit of milk. (Oh and a good bit of pepper too - ed.) It was a bit thick so needed thinning out with more water and another splash of...