




We just examined him and one leg is not moving. No obvious cause. Dr Google says to isolate with food and water so that he can rest.






Cut thistles in May
They’ll be back the next day
Cut thistles in June
They’ll return too soon
Cut thistles in July
They’ll probably die
Cut in August
And die they must




We met the farm owner as we continued home. She told us that due to the drought the yield was down more than 15%.
Listening to radio news reports from Ukraine just now the farmers have no way to export their crops and no money coming in. Many will not be able to plant next year’s crops and that will affect us all.
We have a surplus of ripe, red scotch bonnet chilli peppers but that will not take the place of “real” food but it will make hot chilli jam.








Picked and strung last night and hung in the onion barn this morning.


This morning – four of my ‘Aldi’ peppers picked from the polytunnel. (Peppers that I grew from the seeds of a supermarket- bought pepper).




I was treated to shakshuka, green bean and potato salad brunch al fresco (a few drops of rain fell on us as we ate)

