Our garden has become completely over run by pumpkin vines, snaking their way into every corner. The pumpkin seedlings were self sown from our heritage varieties from last year, and came up and took over almost without us noticing! My attention was on the tiling, and now I am paying for my neglect! Not that I can complain too much, the pumpkin crop is huge and they are going to feed us right through the winter. yum!
Kristi and Ericka helped me tie up the tomatoes, building a teepee frame for them to climb. Not bad for city girls!
Just can't resist a little brag about my pears and apples. They really do taste as good as they look.
Onion Man!
Our first crop has been a great success.
We have now hung the bell we were given on our recent 1200km biking trip along the Danube from Basel in Switzerland to Budapest in Hungary. While we were in Straubing in Germany we were taken in by a lovely family who had been bell makers since the 15th century. After filling us with good food and wine, they took us on a tour of the bell foundry, and then presented us with this beautiful bell. It is now rung loud and long at meal times, letting everyone know it's time to eat.
Oh yes...the precious bell. Well done Dad on carrying this bell for the second half of our bike journey, so glad it wasn't me, it was really heavy. But looks like it is being put to good use now!
ReplyDeleteAli you sacrificed a lot of food carrying in your bike pannier to get that bell where it is today, so I think its fair to say that I indirectly also helped carry this precious bell
ReplyDeleteAs Ali is snoring in the next room while I slave away in the office, he is unavailable for comment, but i will inform him of your thoughts regarding the bell, and see what he has to say once he wakes from his beauty sleep. He is getting so much more sleep than me these days, he is going to be very beautiful next time you see him, and i will be an ugly old hag!
ReplyDeleteYes Jess, it was such a good time getting this bell, wasn't it. I would like to send the blog to Daniel and Julia to show them what we are up to , but can't remember where their email address is, i'll have to ask Dad, when he is awake sometime, that is.
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