Misc

First, a quick granny squares crochet blanket update:-

No, it's not finished yet...

...here I was choosing colours for what I hope will be the second last row...

...getting there, though I've not sewn in a single end yet!

Now, here are Henny, Penny and Jenny, hens of a friend (the best kind of hens it seems - rather too much poop cleaning involved in hen husbandry for me I think)

I like this shot, such pretty body shapes and feather colours.

My friend kindly gave me one each of their eggs too.

Off now for a quick wander round our drippy garden...

The osteospermum still going strong.

Our one and only sunflower looks like it might yet bloom. Thoses pesky snails ate all the other sunflowers I planted. They also completely demolished my hostas, I gave up the snail fight after we came back from our summer holidays - no point, just far too many of the slimey critters to deal with. I wonder what they're eating now though.

Sedum, new for this year though I think I've put it in too shady a spot for it to attract any late butterflies.

The holly berries are ripening. I liked the background effect here. Something to do with bokeh I believe.

Fiery red geranium leaf.

Now to the kitchen. What to do with left over roast chicken and a large pack of almost out of date ham?

Chicken and ham pie. My first attempt at a savoury pie. You should have seen the state of the kitchen - dirty dishes and pans all over the place. Plus there was one neglected child plonked in front of the telly while I faffed about with pastry and sauce. But... the pie tasted sooo good. I'll be making it again.

Here we have mixed spice, ginger, cinnamon, flour and a pinch of salt...

...which, with a few other ingredients became gingerbread muffins. Very nice, but messy too. Next time I'd just make them as loaves.

And finally, we had a lovely sunset tonight.

So, short and sweet - things are just busy, busy at the moment!