British summertime seems to have reverted to the normal state of play because it’s wet and not that warm. Wimbledon was a washout, for the first time in many years. The rowers at Henley Regatta were wet before they entered the somewhat polluted water and staycation holiday makers can be seen dodging the puddles. I’m […]

It was such a slow spring for the vegetable plants that I started in the greenhouse this year, but harvest time has finally begun! There are now finally enough crops coming to make a good salad each day – and that will do for now. The spring started off so very wet that in truth […]