Cornucopia

No, this isn't a stand at a Women's Institute show, this is just some of the produce we're either growing or picking in the hedgerows, or scrumping. The swiss chard is from the veg patch, the plums are today's harvest from our plum tree in the front garden, the apples and pears are from the trees of some aquaintances at the top of the hill who aren't there, and the blackberries are from our hedge and the hedge going up the hill. And this is just a drop in the ocean! Sue is making jam as fast as she can find jam jars, and I'm having a go at making some plum liqueur. Sue's jam is good, but we've no idea how the hooch will turn out. You'll know it's rubbish if you get some for a christmas present!

The weather is unsettled and making life difficult to do cementing, but Sue is plodding on with her path. She's found all the stones she needs; it's now a matter of the right weather so she can mortar them in.