... No, this isn't going to be a another rant about global warming, even though it's clearly becoming a major talking point on TV, what with the local portion of the BBC's Politics Show talking about renewable energy efforts in East Anglia and ITV's equivalent talking to George Monbiot and Pamela Stephenson about global warming and governments' response to it (sadly Monbiot got it spot on when he said our political parties have judged the public mood perfectly: we want them to talk about it in concerned tones, but not actually make the sweeping changes necessary to do anything about it for fear of upsetting our cost little lives). Oops, seems this has turned into a rant after all...
Anyway, a quick run-down of some bits and bobs:
1. Finished digging the fourth of six planned beds at our allotment this morning, and started the fifth. Starting a bed is the hardest part, so hopefully that fifth bed will quickly take shape the next time I'm down there. The butternut squash is still valiantly growing - one reasonably developed fruit, and about five or six others following a week or so behind - but I still think the frost will finish them off. Still, it proves we should hopefully have some success next year, which means no more South American-produced butternut squash for us! I was also given a clutch* of carrots from another allotment holder - many thanks John!
2. Hoovered the house and mopped the floors.
3. Last night we discovered two more excellent local sources of booze - I found that Mauldon's Black Adder (made in Sudbury, and purchased in Waitrose there on Friday) is as tasty as Mersea's Stout, while Toni discovered a very refreshing cider that hails from Stowmarket.
4. Off up to Sudbury a little later on to look in on Samantha - we picked up our tea from Waitrose on Friday in anticipation of this. Ironic, considering my rant about ready meals yesterday! But lemon cheesecake for pud, mmm...
*This seems a suitable collective noun considering how you hold them - by clutching the leaves to which they're attached!
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