What's this wet stuff

Blimey.... after SEVEN weeks without rain we've finally had some drizzle!  Ran is forecast, but worry not this afternoon sunshine is due after lunch.

And not forgetting the artichokes

I thought the winter snow would have seen off my artichokes but no, they're back with a vengeance and it looks like we'll be eating them all summer long.

Veg boxes

Ahh the tomatoes are a day from being ready, the cucumbers are ready, the summer squash is bright and bursting and strawberries are piling up.  I love a glut!  But this year there will be no glut as campers get to order veg boxes!

Sunshine

Well another beautiful day here.  We've had the kind of weather that's made campers say "you must be wishing for rain?".  Well no.  The grass is cut and drying in the fields and like everyone else we like a little sunshine with our summer.

Here's a pic taken by one of our lovely campers who holidayed last week. Greg and Louise sent us a set of pics which really captured the spirit of the farm and made me proud.

This weekend another full set of visitors then we have some tents free from 21st June.  Anyway who wants a few days away in the country I'd book those dates - well yes I would say that - however, you don't see a weather forecast like this very often http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2141?area=EX22  so I insist that everyone grabs a little piece of the sun.

Kittens!

Haven't had time to take a pic this morning but Rosie our lovely farm cat had kittens early this morning.  Five beautiful beautiful babies, two tabbies and two black and white dotty ones.  In love!

Life's a beach

Well that was a weekend it was hard to find fault with.  Friday night tea on the beach with sizzling sausages and children jumping in the waves.  Saturday with a very useful friend who is a dab hand at beach paella.  Then Sunday at Crackington Haven. 

Here is our favourite beach, just 15 mins from home one of the most reliably empty beaches on the coast.  On Friday and Saturday we went to this beach and had a lot of space to run around which was in contrast to Crackington Haven on Sunday.

I guess you put a pub on the beach and it's always going to be busier.  Mind you, I think I'd prefer to take my own beers in a cool box and enjoy a long empty vista of wet sand.

First sight of a tomato

The sun is definitely out and urging on the tomato plants in the greenhouse.  Today while giving a thirst quenching feed I spotted my first toms on two plants.

This year have three varieties of toms, an ugly gnarled Italian beef tomato, a cherry tom and a traditional English garden type.

Reading through Sarah Raven last night she said she will sow another lot of seeds in June in order to get a late greenhouse crop which I will try this year.  I can't believe they'll have time to ripen but will give it a go.