Bank Holiday Monday

Good morning!  Yesterday remained a bit chilly but we had no rain and the breeze gradually died down through the day.  I did turn on the heating in the evening because I was tired and felt cold, but I was being a bit wimpish really.
This morning continues dry and it looks as if we will maybe have some sunshine.  I hope so anyway.

Yesterday was a lazy day, one of those where I am struggling to think what I did really.

At half past ten, I popped out to the shops to get a few items, nothing particularly major, and came back with a lovely fruit bowl.  It's one of those where they have taken a slice of tree trunk and hollowed out the bowl, leaving the back on the outside.  I love wooden things and particularly the more natural looking things and this, in a fairly cheapo shop, called out to me.  I think it looks great filled with fruit and maybe, come Christmas, I can fill it with baubles of some other festive tut!

In the afternoon I went down to take a look at the allotment.  Oh, dear, it really is a mess now.  Those weeds have fought back and the rain has just encouraged them.  The row of runner beans is pretty much over, both productively and physically too.  Most of the tomato plants are leaning over which is my fault as I didn't stake them up properly; next year I will plant them in a block with a sort of cage construction, much more supportive and less inclined to topple.
The courgettes have been a bit disappointing, most of the fruit developing a blossom end rot and although the butternut squash leaves have spread everywhere, the are no signs of any squash!

Having said that, I came home with carrots, little courgettes, plenty of tomatoes, some raspberries and loads of apples and pears.  The pears are all wrapped up in kitchen paper and on a tray to ripen and I will need to check them once a week so that I can get them out as they soften.  The apples are now both tangy and sweet, juicy and delicious.  The raspberries are in the freezer and the tomatoes are on the window ledge and I must process some more for the freezer.  I think the next batch can be chopped tomatoes.

This week is quite busy but I do plan to pop down for the odd hour here and there and start tackling the autumn tidy up.  I can take one little section at a time so it won't feel too daunting.

Today, the page in the diary looks totally full but most of it is where I was working out the timetable for tuition - my new term starts properly next Monday.  The only commitment I have today is a swim at ten so after that I will set to and give the car a good and long overdue clear out.  Goodness knows how long that will take but I will be glad to get it all done.  I wonder where I have put the extension cable so I can sweep the carpets?

No bank holiday outings here but then everyday is a bank holiday nowadays!  I hope you enjoy yours.  xx