Autumn produce and preserves
Oh Nigel!
Down in London, every Monday morning before they go to work, my sister in law and brother drive to Tesco where they load up crates of food
The food has been ordered by the charity and paid for with donations. How have we come to this? Even The Archers (my daily radio soap opera fix) featured one of the regular characters needing to use a food bank. I know they are fictional characters (are they?) but I was in tears.
After pizza but before tea we went to see the animals
Pizza afternoon
A blush on the fruit but will it ripen?
Night sky, night time ducklings and a serenade in the barn
He likes to play piano – the electric organ will have to suffice
A cousin’s son arrives from the US of A. His first visit here
Although it’s a sad, strange and momentous day, life for the animals and the seasonal tasks continue
The new ducklings are beginning to settle down
Imagine our surprise when Jeremy lifted up one of the pallets and we found a hedgehog sleeping underneath some feed bags
We quickly covered up our prickly friend. Hedgehogs are in serious decline and we don’t want to disturb the nocturnal creature
On a misty autumn morning, as we enter the reign of King Charles III ….
I am reminded of the time, during Mrs Thatcher’s long premiership, when my then young children innocently asked, “Mummy, can a man be a prime minister?”
Today we acknowledge the loss of a woman who, in my opinion, put country and service ahead of self for 70 years. May her memory be for a blessing as we enter an era of uncertainty and instability. May her example guide our leaders to put country and service to the people ahead of self and party interest. We can but dream.
