It's been a breezy and not too chilly day here chez Casa Reynard. But where did all that rain come from? It wasn't forecast!
Slept well enough. Today's intended outdoorsy stuff was canned on account of the rain, and so I had a kitchen-ish day instead. This year's walnuts (other than the ones I foraged yesterday) are now dry enough to be transferred from the cardboard trays to a hessian sack for storage. What's left of last year's crop is now in a rather spiffy-looking basket. I also picked through my trays of tomatoes in the utility room - had to wang a couple, but the ripe (and overripe!) ones were picked out and brought into the house.
Lovely luncheon of a cream cheese & chorizo sandwich, a tangerine, some strawberries and a
This afternoon's main task was to turn the aforementioned tomatoes into a large batch of sauce. Some will go to pad out the remainder of the potato & sweetcorn chowder so there's enough for supper, but the bulk of it will be diverted into a pasta bake tomorrow. For which I've taken some beef mince out of the freezer.
Fire has been lit downstairs, and I'm about to make myself a
