The British Weather takes it's toll...

Garden Looking good.

I seem to be living with dodging between showers this week but despite this we have managed to get all the garden, greenhouse, hedges, veggie plot and grass finally back under tight control.  While going around I noticed this big mushroom which seems to come at this time of year every year, growing on an old elm tree trunk which I have down the side of the paddock, it's about 2 ft across it and very pretty.  I once a few years ago wrote to the BBC gardening website forum to try and establish exactly what type of fungi it was and if it was edible.  Some wag replied "all fungi are edible - some of them only once!"

My prize fungi.

We have still managed to get out and about a bit in the time we've been in the UK.  Last Friday we had a visit from our long term mates Allen and Jean who spent the entire day with us taking of plans for the future and what we all intended to do.  Allen has gone into hospital today (Thursday 23rd June) for his prostrate operation which he has been patiently waiting for for about 8 months, we hope it's a great success and he'll soon be back to fighting fitness. On Saturday evening Sandra and I went for a meal down to some old friends and found ourselves reminiscing until very late in the evening but we all managed to have a great evening, thanks Nicci & Paul.

Maureen has been in touch with us over the last couple of days to arrange a time for us to go and visit Mark.  It was number one on our list of priorities for when we returned but due to one thing and another it's ended up that we have been here for a fortnight before paying him a visit.  I'm sure he'll forgive us for that and we'll now see him on Saturday so hopefully more about that next week.