Leaf Drop

Autumn air, walks with doglet, colours changing, turning chilly.

Generally means that a cold is on it's way.

Excuse for a toddy.

Stitching

The end of the Summer has found me doing various knitting and sewing stitches. Here are some 'outcomes':

From a great pattern published by Merchant and Mills.

Autumn hooded jacket.

Blanket for the wee one.

I love all the different textures and techniques involved, even though they are v. time-consuming.

Tiny features

This week featured an unexpected and flying visit to London. A (very) small one has arrived.

Falling in love again.

Seasonal change

We did lots of cooking this weekend, some of which was inspired by the seasonal change in the air -- so cold walking on Sunday evening. Almost time for gloves!

These are British sunflowers, in bloom and reminiscent of the hot sunshine of the South.

Which inspired us to have tomatoes for lunch.

Yet the apples and plums on our tree are ripening.

Later to be unforgivingly stripped.

And turned into apple and cinnamon ice-cream.

Which had followed beetroot soup (lovely colours, and v. tasty, plus easy to make).









Made some soda bread to accompany the soup.

And then thrift-ily used the left-over egg whites from the ice-cream to make meringues, with stewed plums.

Very nice, all in all. Quite looking forward to Autumn now.