Autumn

There are plenty of mushrooms around now as the days become ever shorter and we head to the autumn equinox. It is defnitely colder in the mornings now, as well as in the evening, but lovely and warm during the day, perfect for getting on with lots of activities. I've been collecting sloes for the sloe gin which is now being left to mature alongside the blackberry vodka, getting out with Juno for walks all over Woodlands, running with a couple of 5 mile plus runs over the past few days, getting the garden ready for the winter, although not too tidy as previously mentioned.

The next few days will focus on getting Joy's hedges done and working at the allotment where there is a lot to harvest still but also jobs like digging, composting, moving beds around and so on. It's going to take a few weeks to get it all done, ready for the plots to be left to themselves for a little while.

We had a lovely visit from Dave Slater yesterday, the first time I've seen him for 19 years, and the first time of meeting his wife, Bernie. We were good friends at university and it was good of them to come and see us as they travel back to Manchester having spent a fortnight in Cornwall. We had a very late night getting to bed at 2.30 this morning and I was up to take Alison to work at 8.00 feeling the worse for wear. However, a morning run certainly helped.