Tuesday and Wednesday were glorious warm sunny days here in Essex, so P and I decided to eat our evening meals on those days al fresco. It was lovely, even if we both had to put warm jackets on to do it, but the sun sets just a little too early these days to fully enjoy an evening meal in the garden.
Solution - tea lights in glass jam and yogurt jars. It made a really nice change to eat by candlelight - and to eat outdoors at the end of September. I think maybe both of us have been watching too many episodes of the Swedish version of 'Wallander' but we're both hoping that, like them, if we wrap up nice and warm we can enjoy sitting out at the garden table (though maybe not eating a meal there) for a good while to come yet - especially by the light of our uber-thrifty 'storm lanterns.'
It looks lovely, while your enjoying your evening we are sitting on the deck with a cuppa in brilliant sunshine. We set our clocks forward tonight, as we say good-bye to Winter you say hello, funny old world isn't it.
Posted by: Barbara Simpson | 09/25/2010 at 12:40 AM
Candlelight is always lovely.
As for Wallender, has the Swedish version been on UK television? We've only just seen the Branagh version and whilst it was OK he wasn't as I had imagined Kurt to be after all the novels I'd read.
18 degrees here today but we had snow the day before yesterday!
Posted by: Maureen | 09/25/2010 at 06:33 AM