evening sunshine & puddling in leeks

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Such a beautiful evening. The grass easily cut by my new lightweight lithium battery mower. Thyme flowering with bee-enticing display. Fruit cage starred with jewelled currants and strawberries. O Joy.

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And baby leeks from Andrew’s bountiful flower stall at Stamford market; ‘puddled in’ as the delightful expression has it, duly trimmed top and bottom, holes made with my much-loved slim yet strong oak dibber – some in neat lines where lettuce recently blew, some whimsically posted between lettuces and nascent asparagus (I’m sure against “the rules”, but it makes me smile; and where there is space, there too is nature beckoning…)

A final look back, heading home with lettuce, mangetout, sweet peas and strawberries for this evening’s table:

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About Ruth Paris

Leadership & executive coach, based near Farnham, Surrey, UK. Love my garden and organic allotment / potager.
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3 Responses to evening sunshine & puddling in leeks

  1. Gook says:

    Marvelloussssss

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  2. Your plot is a feast. Any black currents yet? It was a wonderful evening indeed. I sat lazy in the garden, reading, until the overgrown ivy round the shed called for action.
    The other day I came upon strawberries dipped in chocolate. Delicious. Have you tried it?

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  3. Ruth says:

    Thank you dear Ashen. The blackcurrants are just starting to turn in colour; the red, white and pink currants are very nearly ready for harvest. And yes, strawberries and chocolate a great combination. Also, strawberries are strangely delicious with black pepper and balsamic vinegar…

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