Hello again
We have had another ‘how fast can a week go by?’ weeks again, sadly interrupted by a personal loss - when the 90-year-old friend I mentioned last week died.
I can’t believe it is already a week since the ‘Green Fair’ - which turned out to be very enjoyable and mostly dry! We played host to the Friends of the Earth contingent since it was pouring with rain and they had no gazebo, there was some wonderful (wholesome!) food available and very interesting speakers took part.
We had a VIP visitor on Tuesday, escorted by members of the Emmaus UK Federation Office, which was very enjoyable, since he came to discuss issues very close to my heart - FOOD!. Yet another member visited us on Thursday and I have got myself involved in helping with the planning for the annual Assembly which is being held in mid-December.
The allotment finally yielded 11.4 kg (around 25lbs) of onions, which was very pleasing for the first year’s efforts. We took over the new site on Monday and will be digging it over thoroughly this weekend - but the old site is now looking very bald. I have had the brazen cheek to enter us for 3 classes in our local Flower and Produce Show - Onions as Grown; 3 Herbs in a Vase (basil, marjoram and chives) and a walnut Tea Loaf (to a provided recipe). They are being judged even as I write, and it is faintly possible I’ll get a 3rd prize in the Herbs entry, at least - yes, you’ve guessed it, there ARE only 3 entries!
Alas, it is raining again - I wonder if they will be having a ‘Rice’ or ‘Front-Lawn-Water-Lillies’ categorgy next year? Well, I have to don my waterproof and go to see what the judges made of it all.
I’ll tell you all about it next week.
Best wishes,
Elizabeth
