This morning we stopped for elevenses and as we were really hungry I made boiled eggs and soildiers from my home baked bread. The eggs were just laid this morning with firm whites and golden yolks, not like those insipid things that are supposed to be free range that you find in the shops. Ours have to be good as they run about and peck around in a grassy paddock 24/7 and I also spoil them by giving them some mixed corn every day. This was closely followed by some of Lil's strawberry jam, made from our own strawberries. Lil always wins all the prizes for baking and for her home made preserves at the local shows. If you walk around the little marquees at Cilycwm or Rhandirmwyn agricultural shows the judges cards always have her name on nearly every table: first price, best of show, highly commended.

We will miss lunch today as we are busy in the kitchen garden clearing some weeds, but tonight we will feast on succulent roast Bwlch Tre Banau duck with runner beans and sweetcorn just picked from the garden.