Well the garden is growing like crazy, have a few courgettes, but the slugs are beating me! Cucumbers producing tiny babies.The tropicals are loving this warm spell and the new garden furniture complements them beautifully.Husband still away, but we managed a suprise visit to him last night, bit boring the after dinner speeches but hey ho.Awake after just 6 hours sleep AGAIN , another warm one.

elderflower cordial

The kitchen smells devine, making my second batch of said cordial, the kids are drinking it almost faster than I can make it.Rained overnight so not as humid as yesterday..Planning to tackle wardrobes today, far too many clothes so a cull is needed. Need to ring chimney sweep. Elderflowers recipe
15 heads
1/2 kg sugar
2 lemons
2 litres boiling water
dissolve sugar in water add lemon zest and juice
add flowers
cover
leave 2 days
stir morning and night
Strain through scalded muslin
decant into sterilised bottles...simples

Starting out

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