We came across plenty of fat, purple fruits on our Wednesday walk

But it could have been worse

This little Silkie hen has gone broody in the run. Each night we pick her up and put her in the hen house. Tomorrow Jeremy will give her a clutch of eggs to sit upon

Nigel is curled on top of an old carpet in the cat barn. He is catching up on his beauty sleep.

My lifelong addiction to sweets saw me sitting in the dental hot seat this morning awaiting a second bone graft around my dental implants. This evening it hurts like h….. but when I think of the 60 plus years of pleasure this might be a price worth paying. The jury is out. Here at The Gables we are expecting rain and high winds tomorrow

Plum and chilli chutney

Then the children have a wheelbarrow ride

And then a tractor ride