Summer?

When I looked out of the bedroom window this morning it looked like a dull, windy, autumnal day.  I have washing drying around the house as every time I try to hang it out it seems to start drizzling.

We have loads of fruit on the plum tree but it just needs few dry, warm and sunny days to ripen.

Over the weekend in the midst of all showers I made a Summer Pudding.  

 It was very tasty served with Swedish Glace which is our favourite non dairy ice cream. Of course we like dairy ice cream too.

It made our evening meal on Saturday seem very colourful

especially alongside the quiche and salad which made us feel summery even if the weather outside told a different tale.

The rain seems to clear away in the late evenings and this has meant visits from the urban foxes.  These are the three cubs.  They are old enough now to come on their own although mother fox is usually around somewhere not too far away.

The garden is looking very pink at the moment with late summer flowers.  Hydrangeas, Roses, Japanese Anemones, Valerian and Hebe.

The Internet problem I mentioned in my previous post seems to have sorted itself after a phone call or two and a bit of messing with the laptop.  Hopefully it's back to normal now.

Edit Sunday 6th August.  I have made a separate page (link at the top of the blog where the book lists are) for the Summer Pudding Recipe as one or two people have asked about it.