Sweet corn really does grow at night. During the day the plants take in water and nutrients and sunshine and at night the plants utilise these ingredients to grow. So we come out each morning and we can see that the corn has grown taller. Magic!
For Zwetschgenkuchen
Maybe tomorrow
We met some friends walking dog Franklyn
And a fellow with a thirteen week old puppy, Jessie
The fields have been harvested and the bales of straw stand ready to be collected
The two nearly grown up goslings remain separate from the flock down at the goose pond. Thankfully they have each other – the two versus the seven. I do hope that they will all be friends soon.
Take a quart of milk and heat slowly to 180 degrees
Add lemon juice and white vinegar and stir and leave in pan for 30 minutes
Tie up and leave to drip over a bowl. The whey will gather below and the curds remain in the cloth
Unwrap and roll the cheese and flavour with herbs or leave plain
Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate. Eat whenever!
It began early, as usual, J seeing to the animals and the milking and me baking a plum cake and choc chip cookies (they disappear, where?) and watering the pots and baskets before the sun was up in force. Then a picking of 12 kilos of plums – 10 Kgs to sell and 2 Kgs to take to London alongside other goodies.
Called in to see grandson and daughter on the way to mum. They got apples, eggs, french beans, cucumbers and potatoes. Then it was a visit with mum who was on good form
She was thrilled to see her grandson and his two babes. The care staff got a big box of plums – they deserve our thanks and gifts. We can never repay their kindness
After that it was a quick delivery of jam and fruit to mums erstwhile neighbour. Aged 98 she still looks like Dolly Parton’s sister. She is quite amazing but has been confined to her flat for too many weeks to count. She is a wonder.
My next to last call was with my brother and sister in law who were eating lunch in their garden
Brother (the Fabulous Micky C – on YouTube and rehearsing at The Gables next week) played me one of his new songs.
I finally arrived home after a petrol pit stop and a shopping restock at Sainsbury, Biggleswade. So glad to be home at last.
The Morning Glories greet us every day. Each bloom dies away overnight to be replaced by fresh flowers each morning.
