I've been on holiday to the marvellous île d'Oleron, thereby prolonging summer by a couple of days
Now I'm back.
But it's good to know such a place is only three hours away
Toadflax is such a springlike colour for a harbinger of autumn
The terrier in a usual haunt, sniffing smells of hunters and their dogs.
Odd that my dogs hate hunters but linger lovingly over their traces
This is a major plus
I bought them for the bag...
Damn straight! My octogenarian neighbour is really good, too. Curses.
Cheeky little brackets
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Poor little salamander 😪
Hilarious! I did very badly on this one...
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Just got in, what have I missed? I saw Annabel, bless her
Nearly all gone...
The small recumbent concrete person is Ozybabius. Sadly, a well-meaning person who was helping me in the garden chucked his feet, sorry, vast and trunkless legs of stone, away
In my herb garden now: next year's dill and borage has self-seeded. If it survives the frosts...
Granddaughter meets ladybird
A young oak tree stands in a rough pasture. An overgrown hedge is in the distance
I have these fields... I'm rewilding some... about 2 acres of getting on with it
The medlars in my garden are ready to be picked... do I have enough to make jelly?
I read a top tip *cough* elsewhere - if you freeze them it's a short cut to bletting.
What what what what what?
I love Only Connect. I like watching UC with other people, in competition mode.
A black and white photo from the early 20th century with a group of people smiling and taking various silly poses, holding tennis rackets and hockey sticks. Marcel Proust is in the middle of the photo on his knees holding a tennis racket like a guitar. He is smiling with a smile of pure silliness.
Marcel Proust playing air guitar on a tennis racket appreciation moment
It gives the common names of fungi in multiple languages. I've ordered it!
My neighbour owns this wonderful book, which I consulted between Scrabble goes
Thank you for following, delightful new followers! I was out playing Scrabble (in French) with my neighbour Pierre and came back to lots of happy notifications.
PS I lost the Scrabble match...
PPS I don't always lose... keeps him on his toes
Would love to read this!
Max the terrier, who hates water, actually went for a paddle here. The only other time I've seen him get his paws wet was when he mistook thick duckweed for greensward and stepped off a (very low) bridge. He swims really well, it transpired.
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I'm writing a series of "daughters" of Jane Austen characters for Meryton Press. First one is Maria Bertram's daughters. Coming soon: Lydia Wickham's daughter.
I took a selfie in which I look like the proprietor of a magical but sinister junk shop
Autumnal comfort food: white beans (mogettes de Vendée) in home-made chicken stock with nettles (they're shooting enthusiastically in my garden). The slow cooker keeps the house warm, too
