Romanesque

 

What do you suppose I should do with this?

Found in our little green grocer in the village, it insisted that I take it home. Frankly, all I could think of to do with it is to frame it. It's a cross between a broccoli and a cauliflower... so apparently known to its friends as broccoflower, which I don't think does it justice. The sign on the basket said Romanesque.

I suppose it will be eaten raw with a dip, but I'll keep you posted (pun intended).

Day in Town.

Trinity College


Alastair and I headed into the centre of Cambridge on Saturday to do a bit of shopping and have dinner. If you've heard from Alastair his views on Cambridge on a Saturday, you'll appreciate that this is especially brave. Fortunately, it wasn't as crowded as one would expect. I imagine most of the tourists with families have headed home by now and all the mums had shopped themselves to exhaustion preparing for school to start this week.

I pocketed our camera since I've grown tired of arriving in town only to curse not having it. Perhaps this is me growing, learning. We took advantage of the summer sales a bit, revived at Starbucks in Borders, then recuperated over bento boxes and Kirin beer at Teri-Aki. Not a bad day.

Brass Flowers along Bridge Street

Tomatillo Verde

I mentioned earlier that my tomatillos needed a bit more sun. It looks like they just might get what they need if the forecast holds out. This little husk needs to fill to bursting over the next couple of weeks. All of my fingers are crossed.

If you're experiencing a little too much sun and heat where you are, perhaps you could send some our way. Much appreciated.

Summer Sun II

 

Looks like Squeak's not the only one to see some creative shade...

My first piece of art...

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Our time at home has been spent out of doors this weekend. We caught up on our gardening and did a couple of projects, plus Alastair had a good twenty mile cycle around nearby villages.

The project in the photo above has been on my mind for months but I've been slow to put it together... in fact, my first attempt failed as I overcompensated with the mitre saw which complicated things because I couldn't walk myself through the error. Thankfully Alastair repaired my attempt, was keen to play with my framing tacks, et voila!

Inside is a selection of sempervivum and a couple of other succulents that I've collected over the last couple of years. Behind it is layers of mesh, sphagnum moss and sisal. It hangs in our back garden on the far fence, but can be seen from the front gate. If you come for a barbecue, it's the first thing you'd see.