At the crack of dawn (5.30am) on the 14th of August, Sue and I packed the car in readiness for our journey south to the beaches of Devon. At precisely 6.30am, wheels crunching the driveway gravel, the adventure began. The Rothwells followed some 40 minutes later. After a relatively quiet journey we rendezvoused around two and… Continue Reading

Though the spring seemed to have difficulty in making its mind up as to what it wanted to do, and in the end just delayed doing anything,  the summer turned out to be much more positive (so far). The cold and wet late start to the growing season seemed to invigorate the fruit and vegetable… Continue Reading