Today's post is a bit of a hotch potch of news.
There is a really inspirational article regarding zero waste, recycling, reusing and composting on the BBC website here. I find the diversity of comments following the article really interesting too.
I've been out in the garden cutting the grass this afternoon - ahead of another predicted deluge. The plums trees are so heavy with fruit I fear for the branches.
But whether anything will ripen without sunshine I don't know. I've no idea what to do with green plums - chutney possibly? I'm sure in past summers I've been picking ripe juicy plums by this point in time. I think the fruit (and me) could do with six weeks of uninterrupted blue skies and sun.
At least the apples have got some colour on their, albeit miniature, skins.
Perhaps it will prove to be a bumper crop of apples this year. Mum says she can't keep time with the raspberries from her garden this summer, so this wet cool weather obviously suits some fruits if not others.
P and I have been randomly selected to take part in a National Travel Survey for the Department of Transport.
We both have to keep a travel diary for a week and then the information will be passed back to the DfT for them to analyse. I was hoping that it would possibly lead to increased spending on public transport but the chap who conducted the initial interview feared it would only lead to the government justifying building more roads. Not if our data is anything to go by - we do have a car but did less than 1,000 miles last year (and that included one 300 mile round trip.)
As I'm off to visit my family in the West Country again next week my travel diary will have at least one interesting entry, involving two train journeys, two taxi rides, and a walk to the station - that should give the boffins in Whitehall something to think about.
DN had requested an apron to wear when he is pretending to be a doctor or dentist and is operating on various soft toys (to protect his clothes from all that imaginary blood and gore I expect). As luck would have it I had this one lurking about (I'd been saving it for some unspecified future craft project).
Not exactly medical images but at least it will remind us what summer should be all about - ice creams, deck chairs, sand castles and swimming - and best of all it's PVC and waterproof, ideal for any medical procedure DN can think of inflicting on his soft toys!!
Ever the optimist I'm sure the sun will be here to stay soon, with any luck when you Go West...I'm off to Cornwall next week too so I NEED some sunshine!
You may be coming back to a plum jam making session...
Posted by: Gill | 07/11/2007 at 08:26 PM