Glorious weather, good friends, Great London 2012 Olympic Games and medal winning Olympians and good food!
"Now it's Sunday evening and we're watching the Closing Ceremony for the 2012 London Olympic Games which, as Daisy writes, it bouncing through its steps and paces, saluting all the competing Nations and their athletes, in a feast of colour and sound" says Daisy.
Daisy's had a pleasant weekend with a nice mix of work, play, fun and good food; and the dogs went on several walks. Alice the dog even managed a swim in the lake on our walk tonight and loved it for she was so very hot.
"Mind you", says Daisy "the ducks weren't too happy to see her swimming vigorously towards them! But they hold the trump card, don't they, for they can always rise up and fly away from troublesome pooches, which is exactly what they did!!"
Alice had to be sluiced down at home with fresh water, towel rubbed, and finished off with a gently-blowing hairdryer "which she hated!" quipped Daisy.
For supper last night, Daisy made a Rhubarb Brown Betty, her version of the American pudding, Apple Brown Betty which comprises layers of soft, soft apple and fine brown breadcrumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon and melted butter. Delicious. Daisy used lovely home grown rhubarb, from a
particular local home-produced speciality, known for its great growing quality and enormous size.
"We also ate corn beef hash with homegrown runner beans from the garden and", says Daisy, "we went out for lunch on both Friday and Saturday too!"
So, it's a new week tomorrow; we're already half-way through August, and we're only just getting the warm weather we should have been enjoying since May..
"We all hope this good weather is now here to stay and we would certainly welcome it. The crops need a spell of hot weather, if we are to have a good harvest this coming September; and a long hot month or two of good weather would set everybody up for the coming winter?"
"Well, we'll see, hey?" says Daisy.
Daisy hopes you too have enjoyed your weekend.
Byeeee!
Daisy
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