The sun is shining and it is a perfect Autumn day. As it is Saturday we are going to get up a little later, have a long lazy breakfast in the conservatory with some home made blackcurrant juice, my own bread, eggs from the hen house and some of our neighbour Lil's famous strawberry jam. We had so many strawberries this year that she made pounds and pounds of jam. I don't know how she does it, but the colour is rose red and it is not rock hard like many others. Actually the best way to eat it is with clotted cream and just baked scones.

The dogs, Stripe & Spt, have put on a bit of weight so we are going to get back to a good regime. Just lately we have slipped a bit, getting up later, not doing so much active work and spending too much time on the computer. Today we are going to walk over the green road to visit our neighbour Trevor for a cup of coffee, Might pick a few of the last blackberries on the way. That's a good couple of miles and we can walk and talk while enjoying the countryside.

Yesterday we planted out the big greenhouse with 4 different types lettuce, carrots, beetroot, parsley, and other vegetables for the Winter. It will be interesting to see how it fares over the winter months. Normally we only plant in the traditional growing seasons, but with the warmer winters it may well give us year round vegetables as well.