No temperature and a perfect weight.

With a sore paw. We are all jus “chilling” until it is time to out Mabel in the cat carrier.

Some of the outer green hulls were beginning to split so I figured it was time to harvest. I might have been too hasty,

The green fruit smells slightly medicinal. Dr Google warned me (too late) to wear rubber gloves when handling as the skin contains phenol – a mild disinfectant.

I used a knife to split the hulls, but only half of them would part easily to reveal the inner, brown walnut shell. The rest I had to discard.

I will leave the nuts to dry for a month or two and hope they yield edible treats. We shall wait and see.

Lucy watches as Beattie prepares to mount the ramp into the trailer.

Farewell my lovely!

We are grateful that worse did not happen but we are expecting high winds later today and tomorrow. Nature will take its course.

We “broke” the 25 hour fast together along with grandson. We gave him some pocket money and he gave us a red VW model car to add to our collection.

When we married we had plans to drive around the world in a VW camper. It didn’t happen but our model VW campers remind us of our hippy dreams of yesteryear!

We hope the expected gales will not damage our succah, which we are looking forward to using at the weekend.

Wishing those who are, a meaningful and successful fast. May one and all be sealed in the book of life, good health, adequate livelihood and peace.

Well, sunflowers are the pretty maids here at The Gables

We have received the “call” and Beattie will be collected on Thursday morning. Another animal in Northamptonshire will join her in the van for her final journey.