Tuesday 11 August 2020

First

 

We picked our first courgette yesterday, 5 weeks after we bought the little plug plants they are producing faster then we can cope with them.  The aubergines are about half full size already, it  will be a summer of ratatouille.   


By lunch time today the clouds were gathering, we watched the lightning around us and wondered if it would come our way. 

So we also had our first much needed rain.  Since we arrived we've seen maybe 10 drops total.  This was a heavy but fortunately not damaging storm that damped things down nicely but nowhere enough to wet more then the top couple of inches of ground. 

It felt good not to be so hot for a while, Mr FF took time out for a siesta and I read on the sofa with doors and windows open to let in the cool.  Now it feels fresh and clean, and the sun is back this evening.  We shall be eating courgettes outside as the terrace has dried and we are back to a manageable 23 degrees.




5 comments:

  1. Just love the cool freshness of the rain after scorching heat. We rented an apartment in Rome, April 2019, and I’d the exact same thing with balcony doors wide open....Heaven!

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  2. It is thundering and pouring down as I write. Such a relief! I love the photo of that stormy sky. Enjoy the ratatouille! xx

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  3. ourgettes are in abundance here too - but as I love ratatouille I am not complaining.

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  4. Over 30 degrees even in North Yorkshire today and having been dreading those thunderstorms, now I really need them to refill the water butts and to get a long, cool night’s sleep.

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  5. That's pretty good going in just 5 weeks. Wishing you plenty more where that came from. I believe courgette cake is very good if you get a glut!

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