Sunday - what a busy day and apples

November 05, 2017

Sunday - what a busy day and apples

Following on from the earlier posts, I managed to get all the rubbish for this time sorted out and double bagged. I always double bag everything for safety more than anything else. We were under a little bit more pressure today as during the colder months the tip closes early on a Sunday at 4:00pm - whereas in summer it is 6:00pm, but we have managed to get this load sorted. We will have more for next week as I am having a bit of a major clear out in order to find things and tidy things up a bit more generally.

We have not long got back from the tip and I am just sat for a few minutes having a hot coffee with a bit of rum. It was freezing outside and my hands hurt an awful lot but with all the sorting out and carrying bags to the car etc. I warmed up to what I was. There was a frost here last night and I think we will probably get one tonight as well.

The washing machine is now whirring around and will then be tumbled Shortly I will descend to the kitchen and complete the pickled shallots I prepared last night.

I have also picked the apples off one of our two ballerina trees. We have had the trees about 20 years and this has been a very good year for apples on one of the trees. We cannot remember the names of the trees as it has been so long since we bought them but I am very pleased to have these and are keeping them for eating from the fruit bowl. It is good to have something from the garden. Nature is a wonderful thing. I love fruit trees, I grew up surrounded by them at my Nan and Pops and we used to go and help with the picking every year. I miss that and going out into the garden and scrumping an apple to eat.

I also got a little boost in one of my mum's flower tubs. One of her beautiful Fuschias had survived and has flowered. Yet again I do not know the variety but is a very lovely surprise. I like to think it is my mum intervening and showing by subtle means that she is still around.