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A fine end to a wet, dull day and my 'weekend'. It has been great weeding weather but after a 2 hour tennis match with my son yesterday I can hardly move!

I have been able to hobble about and see what is flowering in the garden and I attach a few photographs for your viewing pleasure. Yesterday we picked blackberries from Ampthill Park and made rather nice jam. It was a little runny so we disolved a little gelatine in a hot water/jam mix and added that while it was still warm in the pot: worked a treat. Today we picked wild plums and are making another small batch: will it be too sharp for jam? We shall find out in a couple of hours.

The vegetable area is a mess after our holiday although there is still sweet corn and cherry tomatoes to pick. It needs clearing out and leaving clean until next season. I might just get a quick crop of late lettuce if I am lucky but otherwise that's about it for the year.....unless anyone has any suggestions for me.

The big question is, as every year at this time: "are we staying here long enough to bother planting fruit trees?" As usual I dont know and that is why I have not done so these last 5 autumns. I may just do it anyway: I can always lift them if we do something crazy and leave for France perminantly. 

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