And so here is Summer, fierce sun beating down upon us for a few days, after which who knows what.
I am grateful for its strength in drying several loads of washing both yesterday and today, and also creating energy via our panels. We need such days in order to build up credits for our energy use later in the year when the Aga goes back on.
Summer may have arrived, but it looks as if Autumn is only just around the corner, already several leaves have yellowed and fallen from our fruit trees especially. The air has changed, and our bedroom windows have condensation on them first thing in the mornings.
It has been lovely to at last have a weekend catching up on jobs at home. Our son married his fiance just over a week ago. This took place many miles further North so there was a fair bit of to-ing and fro-ing to help get things ready.
All went well with the wedding and it was good to catch up with family we don’t often get to see now we have spread far and wide.
I fear I almost left making honeysuckle cordial too late this year, and only managed to gather enough flowers for a very small amount.
Son in law gave me some blackcurrants the other day, and I finally managed to make some jelly with them. Not very posh jelly mind, though I tried dispersing the scum with a knob of butter, much remained and not wanting to waste anything it has all been put in the jars!
