Quite a weekend!

Sunday was a very busy day after the rain of Saturday when I got out for a good long walk round the village. We were taking part in the freecycle event in the village and got a good amount of stuff out on the drive for people to help themselves to and we were amazed at how quickly our piles went down. It was a very successful event and we were delighted to participate.

I took the opportunity to ride to the allotment where I strimmed the grass and weeded, the ground continuing to be nice and soft after the rain we are still getting almost daily. I picked some chard and spinach and peas for lunch which we had with Joy up for the afternoon.

Later I was out in the utility room sorting through our garlic which has dried nicely and is now stored for the next few months. I'd say we have plenty to keep us going till the winter at least. It partly depends on how well it keeps.

There was also time to prick out the lettuce seedlings which ought to give us lettuce for the next few months without any effort now. The same is true of potting on some spinach and beetroot. We'll see how they get on with larger pots now. Again, they could be great for providing us with lots of veg from very little effort.

Of course, it was then time for the football. Well, not quite. There were hours to kill as 8pm seemed a long way off. Joseph was using cheese and curry powder to enact the Vindaloo song and we watched lots of football related videos on Youtube to get us in the mood. I did switch the coverage on at about 6.30 and it was exhausting or maybe I'd had too much to drink already by then.

Maria decorated the room with red and white everywhere and was so excited. The children have loved the whole thing. It was a desperately disappointing result for them but at least there was the crumb of comfort in Italy being the winners, our Italian heritage being brought to the fore.