Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Welcome August, Tomatoes & Basil

 


 

Good Morning!!  The sun is shining through a haze of smoke and looks strangely orange.  It was only 11C when I first got up but the temperature is slowly but steadily rising. No doubt it will reach 30 again.  We did have a nice rain on Saturday, in fact DH and I got caught in it when we were walking.

Saturday was Lammas, the ancient festival that celebrates the first grain harvest and is the midpoint between summer and autumn. 

The first day of July had 16 hours of daylight. The last day was 59 minutes shorter. The days are definitely drawing in.

More tomatoes are ripening on our few plants and since I'm the only one who enjoys them I do my best to have some every day.  My third harvest of Basil is doing great on the windowsill. 


 My lunch on Saturday.  I've learned to love avocado on toast!


 

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