Blackberry and apple pie...

Had an enjoyable three days with son and grandson, near Abergavenney, even though the weather was poor. In fact, the Welsh hills had a certain sullen grandeur, when wreathed in cloud, but, with a four-year old to entertain, sunshine might have been better. We picked enough blackberries to make a pie, so last night we had home-made pizzas followed by home-made pie. It took a couple of hours this morning to clean up the kitchen…

Kipping in Leominster tonight. There was quite a storm earlier this evening: thunder, lightning, torrential rain… even a little hail. Tomorrow I’ll be heading back to Yorkshire…