Lammas: Day 2

It's the second day of our Lammas week. Today was a work day - and not an easy one in the slightest - so it was all about remembering that it's the start of harvest season.

Blueberry Smoothie

I made a smoothie for breakfast on the way to work today. If I'm honest, I should've blended it for longer, but I didn't want to be late for my tram!

Cauliflower Steak

For dinner tonight, Rob made purple cauliflower steak with red wine sauce. And yes, it was amazing! The purple cauliflower was from our recent Groobarbs veg box, by the way.

Lammas: Day 1

It's the first day of this year's Lammas celebrations. We've not got a lot of huge celebrations planned, but we have some nice little treats lined up to celebrate the high point of summer and the start of harvest season.

Walk in the Park

I took one of the residents of the care home where I volunteer for a walk in Heaton Park today. We saw beech nuts, bindweed and balsam, plus ripening rosehips and holly berries. But my absolute highlight was when my companion pointed out a family of swans, including cygnets who haven't got their grown-up feathers yet.

Summerween Picnic

Yesterday, I celebrated Summerween (for no real reason, except I thought it would be fun). The resident I took to the park asked if we could have a Summerween picnic, because he really liked the Halloween picnic we had last October. I did my best with what I could find!

Blackberries

Brambling season has begun! I made sure I had a box with me so I could pick some blackberries while we were in the park.

Corn on the Cob

First of the season, from our recent Groobarbs veg box.