Apple Time

Lots of apples on the trees this year, unfortunately they were mostly rather small and a fair few were quite manky . . .



The harvest looked fairly impressive mind you:


Chopped up the mealier specimens, and stuck them in a demijohn with a couple of bottles of brandy and vodka, and some cinnamon sticks.


Will add sugar syrup in due course - hoping that a couple of the months down the line we'll have a nice Christmassy Apple Liqueur!

Out East

A few days 'out east' visiting family - weather could have been better, but got out and about, including a trip to Ely (antiques, tea and cream scones, the market and cathedral).

Next day we headed off to Houghton Mill, a local National Trust property - particularly interesting to me because it used to operate as a youth hostel - brought back a few memories anyway:















Good to catch up with family and have a few days away . . .

Dolphins in the Bay

Walking the prom this evening, and there were dolphins in the bay - although the surfer must have got the better view:

Bean Harvest

The green beans seemed to take forever to get going this year, but the first harvest today was fairly substantial.


Saved some for tea, and chopped, blanched and froze the rest - although it looks like there'll be another harvest to follow in due course.