Note the step by step book. Had to check when to pick them! Hoping they were ready cos we are gonna eat them!
Still amazed at what is coming out of our little veg plot.
Beetroot anyone? More peas?
And Mrs Fogg is just rounding off her month of Birthdays for this year
As she drives £70k worth of John Deere tractor off onto a working farm
Just could not resist (there is another name for him but I cannot possibly comment…😇)
From our fab ongoing harvest
Yesterday I managed to convince Mr Fogg that a visit to see the North Cave Wetlands was a good idea on a warm sunny day. This might have been significantly aided by Kevin also expressing an interest in a walk in nature and fresh air. Two against one, ha!
What a lovely spot. A good path all the way around and plenty of dragonflies and birds (along with an army of pensioners perched in hides with binoculars, cameras and the requisite flasks and sarnies). Pretty cool place for fresh air, birds, nature and peace and quiet.
We saw swans, ducks, geese and birds of prey plus a load of different coloured dragonflies and butterflies.
Pretty!
Returning home it was time to check on the peas. A bumper pick:
Great raw in salad.
Little Treasure came to see us this weekend (without hubby who had to work). Food, drink and chillin was the order of the weekend, oh and her surprise birthday prezzie of a trial flight in a glider
Getting ready for the flight, Kevin had to wear a parachute and receive tuition from the instructor on what not to pull “don’t pull the rip cord, for God’s sake” as she is trying to fasten the chute and tugging at the handle labelled “only pull in an emergency”. He also advised that in the event of an emergency, if he shouted “jump, jump, jump” it means he has already left the plane and she was on her own!
We think she had fun.
The butterfly bush is really living up to its name this morning
The species here are Peacock and Painted Lady.
Today was beginners Zumba class! Whoah! If that was the beginner version I’ll be needing A LOT more classes before I even contemplate the main classes.
Let’s just say I’ve two left feet and clubs for arms. The speed of the class and moves is considerable so not only was I struggling to keep up fitness wise, I seriously struggled to follow the moves.
However the teacher was right….it makes you laugh and smile…in my case out of sheer exasperation at not being able to follow the moves and I ended up waving arms, legs and bum wildly around in the vein attempt to follow the routine. Thank goodness there were no video cameras. Mr Fogg would have been crying with laughter on the side if he had watched!
A bit of Salsa, Cossack dancing, tango, jumping jacks, country line dancing – it was all wedged into the 45 minute class. I came out literally dripping and shattered!
Go again you ask?? Hell yes, if only to try to learn the routine and to keep grinning at myself. You simply cannot take yourself seriously when you are clumping around trying not to bash into the people next to you because you forgot to turn, jump or skip to the left, back, right or front.
Ok so it’s about to be week number four of trying to get fitter and seeing Sporty Spice, my personal trainer. It’s been hard going and I confess there have been a few times when “fit” hasn’t been on the agenda. Such as:
6 course champagne dinner – yummy
Full weekend in Carcassonne with a few glasses of champagne and another 6 course meal accompanied with wines of the region.
Gym free days spent pottering/reading etc
But still, I’ve been trying hard to work out regularly, visiting Sporty every week. I’m busy doing squats, triceps dips, press ups, slinging dumbbells up and down, and it’s starting to make a teeny difference.
But nothing really visible yet other than if I look really closely my bum has lifted perhaps by a centimetre (woo). So, a long way to go but I’m having fun!
Sporty Spice is full of encouragement and bounces as she gainfully says things like “now let’s do 20 more squats, but this time pulse when you are in the squat”. Oh boy! It does help but it’s bloomin hard going and I come away from a session looking like I’ve just ran a marathon – which I might add I have ZERO intention of ever doing.
Next I’ve signed up to have a go at Zumba at the gym. It’s a beginners class and I can only imagine it will be hilarious – I’m not the most coordinated of people and following dance patterns is, well, impossible. Thank goodness no-one will be videoing it then. I’m also signed up for Yoga too. I can get used to this not working lark!
8 weeks left before I return to work, time to up the ante and get fitter before the hours get long again!
Huge beetroot and a good batch of peas. How cool is that?
Only a small portion of peas and a few picked slightly too soon but they are yummy and sweet!
