Before summer disappeared we invited friends over for an overnight camp in the garden. But not only did they bring a tent but they also brought a metal detector!!
Now, the bottom of our garden has the line of the Antonine Wall (almost) running through it...and for those that don't know, the Antonine Wall was the furthest north the Romans reached NOT Hadrians Wall. Anyway, with our own Mackenzie Crook in situ what could go wrong with our girls let loose with a detector and spade, searching for Roman treasure. My poor lawn looked like we had moles by the time they'd finished...but they did 'find' a few pounds each 😉.
The girls with Mackenzie
Hole digging
'Finding' treasure
And following the harvesting of treasure from the garden it was time to start our harvest proper. This year's been mixed on the veggie front. Some things flourished but others waned. That said our beans, berries, salad and flowers have not yet failed to disappoint. And so we've harvested away...picked, blanched, munched, bottled, boiled and frozen. Plenty to keep us going for a few months at least, and a bit kept aside for Christmas dinner - lets just hope we can get guests to share it with! Thanks be to Mother Earth.
Fruits of the garden
Giant beans!
Berry season
Two Monkeys
Nature's firelighters
This year's chutney
Spot the moth???
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