Well, if I haven't fallen back into the habit of abstaining from the blog again....
I would apologise for my absence if I was sorry, but I'm not so I shan't. So there.
It's high time I recapped on how spring went and laid out plans for the rest of summer, better late than never!
Back in mid March my to do list went something like this:
Visit the bluebells. Here there and everywhere (or at least somewhere) - yes! It was Wayland wood, Foxley wood and scraps of places we spotted bluebells. And for the first time smelled them.
Scuff the wildflower patch and sow the seeds - Indeed, this was done. Another arduous process and I'll be writing about this again soon.
Forage elderflowers and make cordial and gin - Yes the cordial, C did much of the foraging very close by. As well as cordial we made elderflower jelly and champagne. More to come on this.
Harvest rhubarb and make copious crumble and gin - Harvesting went well. I can't recall whether I did make crumble or just ate the 'barb without. I knocked up a batch of rhubarb and ginger jam and a new recipe of rhubarb and vanilla jam as well as one other interesting make.
Sow all the seeds and tend the flower plot, main allotment and the garden - Of course and this has taken up all my 'spare' time. But it's mostly been worth it.
Uncover the bench, eat outside - Bench is used for bbq nights and the odd hot afternoon. I envisaged getting the table out to facilitate dining al fresco but keep forgetting.
Take a holiday - Taken
Get a haircut and ideally embark on a treatment regime - Dream on Soph, this was never going to happen.
Swap my wardrobe around and get rid of things which don't fit and search out things that do - Well I had a go.
Not buy any more books and instead just read plenty I own, thus making some space on the bookshelf - When your to-read list is a bookshelf, stack under, on top of and a pile beside it too it's going to take a lot of reading to 'make space'. I've been reading some fantastic books lately though.
Visit spring gardens and get envious - Yes and it's been fantastic although it seems photography is frowned upon so I didn't take my camera.
Start journaling my growing this year. I need notes to reference! - Another fail. I simply cannot be bothered which is an awful thing to say but it's true.
Foraging - we picked wild garlic and made a garlicky mashed potato and just wilted it as spinach. Much foraging has been happening and I want to write more about this soon.
Spy what goes on in the natural world - Always
We might be well into July but there's still plenty on the agenda for summer:
To do:
- Festival to our hearts' content
- Go to the beach
- Harvest allotment produce when it's ready
- Eat an ice cream
- Get myself back on track with a balanced lifestyle mindset
- Write letters to whom they are owed
Underway:
- Forage more!
- Pick flowers from the cutting patch and display in vases
- Keep the allotment, flower patch and garden tidy
- Keep tending the wildflower patch - This has been unexpected but necessary
- Barbecue and dine outdoors
It appears there is less than I thought for summer! Mostly just beavering away on the plots and spending daylight hours outdoors.
What does the rest of summer hold for you?
Take care,
Sophie
