Summer almost over

The garden still remains productive, even some sald still under a cloche. Was was before just a area of shabby grass has provided, fruit veg and flowers, and been a eal talking point amongst the neighbours. I’ve become somewhat of a green tomato chutney production ine, the summer wasn’t conducive to ripe outdoor tomatos, I’m glad It wasn’t in a way the chutney and sauce is just superb if I do say so!....

I've been in the wars a nbit though...need root canal work under an existing crown...yuck..painfull and expensive...probablly less painfull than the infection currently eating away at my jawbone thouh...lets hope the antibiotics do their trick.

Andrea is complaining because I won't switch the heating on yet...I light a nice log fire in the stove..what more does she want...I though we were from strong northern stock!

Green tomatoes and hard leather

Well the weather hasn't been kind to my tomato plants, there are some cracking toms on them exept they are all green...so I'll be makeing sauce and chutney. I planted some cos lettuce under a cloche and they are comeing allong nicely, will get some more bits and pieces in and some overwintering onions in the next few weeks,it will be time to take up the last of the flowering annuals soon as they are nearly over. All in all we have been pleased with the garden this year.....much better than a patch of mown grass!

I bought a new saddle, an all leather Brooks B17..its as hard as nails...I'm wondering how long its going to take to break in, and how long before my backside stops complaining!