The new freezer is over half full, there are boxes of pears and apples in the garage and the fairies regularly leave me bags of fruit and veg by the front door. Mind you, they'd have to be pretty muscular little things with a penchant for shopping in Tescos, so perhaps it's some of the locals from the village.
Next for the cooking pot tomorrow are some really cross plums, otherwise known as Bullaces or wild plums. There are still loads of blackberries around but they haven't had much flavour for the last couple of weeks and besides, you don't pick them after Sept 29th because the devil does unspeakable things to them!

It's the last big market of the summer for me on Sunday in Tonyrefail ...... the Classic Car and County Show; and the cauldron has been bubbling almost daily. The shelves are filling up with a whole variety of chutneys; Beetroot & Ginger, Piccalilli, Apricot, Bramble, Chilli Apple and Autumn Glutney to name just a few. Ollie has his canine cousins staying again and I think the pungent smells have knocked them for six....my sinuses are certainly a lot clearer!