Holiday post

Its been a while simce my last post. Life has been hectic recently, with a very busy time at work and the handful which are the children.

It is currently early in the morning on our holiday.  The wife is having a well earned lie in, the twins are sat with me having their early morning milk and Jos is sleeping at his Nanna and Grandads...so I am sat relaxing before watching my gorgeous toddlers.

Well its that time of year when trees are turning res and bronze, leaves are falling and as we saw yesterday,  geese are getting ready to find a warmer climate.  We are currently on holiday in Northumberland,  a very much unspoilt and beautiful part of England.  Our base up here is surrounded by trees and bushes all putting on a glorious autumn display.  At some point over our final days up here, we will be visiting Holy Island, an island not far from the coast but which for hours of the day is connected to the mainland by a Causeway as the tide goes out.  We will also be visiting Alnwick Castle and gardens.   We did visit in April,  so will be interesting to see how the gardens have changed in the space of half a year.  The nature and attractions of my native land have much to offer.

Yesterday we visited Ford and Etal and enjoyed a ride on the small gauge railway.  It was heartwarming to see my young sons face as he saw the 'choo choo'.

On the gardening front back at home, recent weeks have seen the  coldframe completed and now housing small tender plants, ghe judas tree is now planted and seeds have been collected from several plants ready for next year.  In the vegetable plot we are still harvesting potatoes and will have more in the coming weeks.  Beetroot and brassicas are all growing strongly.   And finally, in the greenhouses, tomatoes,  cucumbers and peppers are all still growing and giving fruit.   The autumn maybe here but the garden isn't quite finished yet!!