Oh to be a fly on the walk or an iPhone with a video recorder. As I cook for a pizza party and survey the carrots growing in the tyres that we rescued from the side of Mill Road

Mum is entertaining two of her “girlfriends” – all of them 90 plus but full of life and laughter and wisdom. Friends for over 70 years. I called mum to ask if anyone had a phone that could take photographs. The only one who had such a phone had left it at home. What a pity. May they continue to enjoy themselves with or without pictures.

The U3A walk began in West Perry and followed footpaths through fields and woodland. We stopped half way outside a pretty farm where the sheep wore “cowbells!”.

And I saw my first turkeys up close …..click below

We signed up, some time ago, to an experimental lentil growing project run by the charity Garden Organics. The seeds germinated and grew and yesterday the first rows began to flower. We have to record all the stages of growth and we are looking forward to home grown lentils.

Crops ripen together and now we have the first, tender broad beans in profusion. Last night Jeremy picked and podded the beans and I blanched them to put in bags into the freezer.

Today I made a quick and easy broad bean dip using beans, lemon juice, yoghurt, fresh dill and seasoning, with some spring onions dotted on the top.

The abundant honeysuckle on the pergola provides nectar for hundreds of beautiful bumble bees.

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We started our Wednesday walk at the church where we met Franklyn and his mistress taking a break in the vestibule.

Then it was on through the fields where we met Clarice and Carmen and little Boo, so tiny that he is obscured by the crops!

And the sheep posed for a portrait

Some sweet treats to bring in – ripe raspberries (the first ones), some blackcurrants, cherries and strawberries (not quite ready but they’ll do).