Sunday, 23-07-23

 Morning, everyone.  Happy Sunday to us all.  It's dull and damp right now, although the forecast does not predict more rain.  We shall see.

Three garden photos and, frankly, I am baffled, especially by the third.

Remember I planted four yellow courgette seeds and three germinated and grew (eventually).

This is the first-born, the biggest and strongest and the one that stayed in the raised bed.  Plenty of soil and room.  I'm really happy with how it is going and I've picked and enjoyed several so far.

Here's the spare, the next up and the next in size.  I popped that in a decent sized pot, stood that on another pot for height and it is also doing great.  I will be cutting the first courgette for lunch today.

And here's number three, the one I nearly threw out because I didn't need three.

What on earth???

In a small pot, shoved in a corner, it seems to be thriving on neglect.  I meant to give it a chance in a larger pot but forgot and it seems determined to prove itself.  Three little courgettes growing and, if I do nothing else in the next few days, I MUST find that larger pot and give it a better chance.  After all, who doesn't love a survivor?

After a reasonable morning yesterday, around midday the wind got up, it started feeling really chilly and down came the rain in cats and dogs.  It was so cold, I went up, changed into warmer things and dug out my electric fleece to snuggle under because I was NOT going to turn on the central heating, not in July!
Oddly, despite the rain and the gloom, the solar panels kept on exporting power to the grid - well, I thought it was odd, but I wasn't complaining!
It still feels a bit chilly this morning so I've got out my oodie which is working its usual cosy magic.  And, as I'm not going out, I may very well keep it on all day unless the weather changes.

At the moment, I'm working on a granny square top for myself.  I don't have a pattern so it's all a bit try and undo, especially the sleeves.  I'm on the fourth version and I think I've found a way now (and I have remembered to write down what I'm doing because  - well, one does need two sleeves!).  It's keeping my fingers busy anyway, and is using up some more leftover yarn although I have needed to buy some more white.
No photo yet and maybe not at all if it doesn't work out all that well.  :-)

I gave in and picked the not quite ripe tomatoes and have reinstated the tomato-bowl-on-the-kitchen-window-sill where they can do the rest of their ripening.  It's a small bowl at the moment but it will be replaced by a larger one soon, I have no doubt.  Not that this weather is helping them along much.

Today, I'm not going out at all (unless a miracle happens and the sun shines) but I might stir my stumps and get that poor courgette into a nicer home.  I really ought to.  I don't need that many courgettes but Beth loves courgettes and there's neighbours and the Slimmer of the Week hamper at Slimming World, so they won't go to waste.  Better dig out some healthy courgette recipes too.  Fritters, quiches . . .

Ok, enough rambling.  I need to get on with my meal plans for the next week or so, there's a cupboard to sort out, a courgette to deal with and sundry other bits and bobs.
What's the weather like your way at the moment?

All the best and have a great Sunday.  xx