Looking at photo books from summer 2018

Mum is looking at her old self at The Gables – stroking a duck!

We had good talks about the past, chatted about family and friends and I showed mum a video of her cousin’s baby great grandson. He’s such a poppet and mum loved watching him as he showed off by rolling onto his tummy. All too soon I was told that my time was up and I had to leave.

Early morning sky viewed from the “new” garden

The new garden, in the perimeter strip on one side of the field, is surviving in spite of marauding pigeons and rabbits

The sweet corn is growing
As are some squashes

The cabbages have taken a hit but should recover and the onions and celery are doing fine. All could do with a good weed and if the ground dries it might get a hoeing tomorrow.

Best Sunday visitors

And grandson found a dead robin so we buried it
And put a ring of stones around its grave

Then we found some ripe raspberries

And ate them
But the blackcurrants were a bit sharp
And the pink currants need a week of sunshine before they ripen