living on the North Norfolk Coast

I have used most of the quinces, Jim Paine gave me at the Gardening Club meeting, and made the membrillo (quince paste) he recommended.  I can’t at this point say whether we like this or not, simply because we haven’t tried it yet!  Jim suggested eating it with cheddar cheese, which we always have in the fridge, but online Manchego is recommended or a similar very hard cheese.  This is not a cheese we have that often (sometimes used as an alternative to parmesan), therefore t

We are well into autumn.  The days are shortening, trees are shedding more of their leaves and I’m wearing gloves and a scarf, on our morning walks.  Added to this, summer flowers are fading and most of the summer vegetables, on Peter’s, plot have or are coming to an end.  The garden has been demanding our attention and with leaves cleared, lawns mowed and edged and a hedge trimmed, by yesterday afternoon we were pretty well up to date.    Last week, I took delivery of the st

It’s been a blustery week but this afternoon, the wind has calmed down.  Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll be able to clear fallen leaves.  The...

I really should have looked at the weather forecast for Saturday into Sunday, before I started raking up leaves.  I was happily out in...