still harvesting!

my purple beans are ready, so is the dahlia, sunflowers, mixed salad, spinach.....

latitude

a bit hard going with a little one and the weather not always kind but still a great laugh.... highlight? Grace Jones.

eastern parishes

A few images from a stroll from central London to Bethnal Green, by way of Brick Lane, last week.

I love how little Gina's cafe still sits next to the two most swanky hip establishments in the area (Beach Blanket Babylon and Les Trois Garcon).

The old cats in the red shoes were lovely, I wish I was bold enough to ask to take their image instead of this covert shot.

quiet

Sometimes life gets so flat out, and it is hard to get away from the quotidian. I have wanted to sit quietly in my chair at sunset with the window open, the flowers in my window box to admire and a book to read. Alone. For two years.

debden house

Meant to post these earlier - here is Debden House - went with muv and mates for two nights of near urban camping. Lovely spot and within the M25!

owwww!

Ashtanga yoga class after a boozy hiatus.... hobbled around Soho with chap, most pleasant. Melatti for a good cheap Malaysian, the French House - full of characters as ever and finally my new favourite the Black Gardenia. Good live music - crowd much thinner and less dressed up, but gins still generous. Achy yoga body and achy gin head.

abundance!

While the glorious weather has kind of disappeared I am having my first full season allotment harvest. In the last week: garlic and onions - enough to hang for autumn; potatoes; chard; spinach; radishes; beetroot; red currants - enough to make jam; gooseberries; strawberries; raspberries; artichoke - so many!; sugar snap peas; courgettes and my glorious dahlias are in flower. Added to which my wee garden has provided mint - 3 varieties; thyme; lemon thyme; oregano; chives; dill; parsley; tarragon. With all this greenery I made a fresh seasonal pasta.

Now that the ground has had a good soaking can I please have some more sun so my tomatoes, chillies; peppers and beans ripen!!