I can’t resist making an apple and blackberry pie at this
time of year. It’s still warm outside and the berries glisten in the sunshine.
How lucky are we to have brambles in our garden! They go perfectly with fresh
apples from James mum’s neighbour’s garden (what a mouthful). A whole glut of
cooking apples to use and fresh picked blackberries. You really can't beat the smell of crispy pastry and bubbling blueberries straight from the oven. Why does the wait for it to cool down s
The blackberries were early this year due to the hot weather
and whereas the season would normally be just starting, we are using up the
last few. We had a long period of no rain, but the garden is looking less parched
now after a week of rain. The leaves are still a gorgeous green and aren’t yet
showing the signs of autumn. Still a few roses budding and flowers growing. I
can’t resist buying sunflowers from the supermarket though. Their beautiful
bright colour and big bold faces cheer me up on the rainiest of days.
We managed to get the retro Cabanon tent set up in the
garden last night. It took all of two hours to set up. Modern tents are far easier
to erect. Once I got the fairy lights in and put up the cute curtains that came
with it, it was very sweet indeed. Luke, Alexander and his friend all slept in
there last night after enjoying some roasted marshmallows on the fire. James
and I preferred the comfort of our own bed. There is something lovely about
sitting around a camp fire. I think I might build a permanent firepit for the
garden so that we can sit out there more often.
After a fun evening of laughter, a big yummy breakfast is
always in order. I made my favourite Jamie Oliver pancakes in the griddle. You
can find the recipe here. Separating and whipping the eggs is an added fuss, but its
so worth it.
After a filling breakie, we’ve had a pretty relaxing Saturday
afternoon. The boys are playing quietly upstairs and Luke is hunting bugs in
the garden. James has been working hard turning our shippon into a habitable
fun zone. Still trying to decide how we can round off this fun Saturday with an
equally fun evening activity. What are your favourite family weekend activities?
Let me know. Have a good one.
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