Harvesting

We have been pottering in the garden a little this Spring and Summer.

We tried growing a few new things including cabbages, potatoes, chillis, along with the traditional growth of apples, tomatoes, herbs and berries.

Tonight we harvested and reaped our rewards. (My husband actually did the reaping and his version is not so lovely and idyllic - he would give you the real story of lice and infestation, however he is not the one writing - ha ha!)

Below is the feast:

Clearly the sausage was not home grown, nor the custard/vanilla pudding, but we proudly ate savoy cabbage, salad, roast potatoes and our own red currant sauce this evening. And how delicious is actually was.

It was a proud moment and we "forced" the kids to appreciate what was on our plates.

I am not sure we are convinced of a journey of self sufficiency, but we did begin the conversation of chickens and goats in the garden..............I will let you know how that develops!!

So what are you proud of this year so far?

Has your garden been in focus, or have you been making a quilt or knitting a jumper?

Do tell............

Wiggy wigs

I was on the tram earlier this week and I noticed a lady wearing a wig.

It struck me that I noticed.

It is not that I have a special radar on spotting false hair, but this one jumped out at me.

On closer examination, I could not understand why I had spotted it. It just looked like a "wiggy wig".
There was nothing to suggest it was a wig. It was in the right place, there were no labels hanging out, the fringe was hanging in the right place, the back was flat and not sticking out. But it was obviously a wig.

I went home and looked in the mirror.

I just saw me with a head of hair.

I do not have a wiggy wig.

Or at least I don't think I do.

However if I missing something, do tell me, but kindly ok?

Germans fold. Americans crumple.

I consider myself relatively culturally aware. Especially when it comes to the Brits and the Germans.

However on a recent outing to a paper museum (of all things), I came across something I had never noticed or realised before.

The scary thing is that once I had read this, I identified with it. It is true. Germans fold their toilet paper and the English crumple!!!

It is true!

I dare not ask you, whether you have noticed, but in the case any of you have, do let me know!!!