J-J-Jack Frost

AGGH! There was a hard frost last night, the first of the year, and my courgettes have literally melted... It’s weird things that it really gets. I suppose it must be the water content? The fennel and rocket are fine, all the winter cabbages and kale and baby sprouting broccoli look grand – sitting there happy as anything at 8 this morning with frost still all over the leaves. But the courgettes I was saving for a last feast this weekend are gone – where there were huge leaves yesterday there’s just mush – and the poor little fruits are like jelly... Still...


It's a Time for Change  and we’ve moved swiftly into our winter food menu – we had cassoulet followed by rice pudding and fruit compote last night – all home made of course! - we’ll have to do put in a few miles of walking this weekend

 the melted courgettes

  the happy fennel & the rest