Living well...

is very important to both of us - with having a bit of garden in Sutherland (the name of our cottage); we have begun to grow things. 

Some spuds have already appeared this year (and last) and the peas/mange tout and beans are all progressing/have already been munched..Our Spinach has produced lots and lots of food for us as well...

Around the local area are heaps of blackberries - we picked a load last autumn and this year's crop has already begun (amazingly). My mother and step-father have been here for a couple of days doing some work on the left - and Mum took the opportunity to pick some blackberries - these are now stewed and ready to go in the freezer...

     

This is not saving us much money - if at all given the outlay on cold frame etc and seeds - but it does make it feel mighty and good and with blackberries being £2 a pop at Sainsbury you never know....