Treasure hunting! Swapping as we went on Saturday:
6 book exchanges
1 seed & plant exchange
A new discovery too; a small farm shop, although it’s been in situ for donkeys years, perhaps since the 1940s or 50s. Technically it’s a small holding and shop between villages on a road I don’t remember ever driving before. Once known for asparagus, now veg and flowers. They supplement their produce (particularly at the moment when it’s still the ‘hungry gap’) with local produce from elsewhere. I bought some of the best strawberries I’ve ever tasted and some asparagus, which hasn’t been eaten because it got forgotten in the fridge. Must rectify that today, or tomorrow!
A pub garden for a drink and snacks in the sunshine (yes, the sun did shine on Saturday!)
Then, lastly a plant nursery which occupies the former walled garden of a nearby Manor house, now a nursing home. They are requesting that people no longer leave any plastic pots for now as they’re overwhelmed. Instead there’s a huge sign asking customers to take as many as they want. Hey hey! I took a colourful selection of free pots for my companion marigold plants, which will sit by my tomatoes. Also some cell trays which is fabulous as I’ve wanted some for ages. Half are already planted up with romanine lettuce seeds, French radishes, rocket and mixed salad leaves. I have rocket seedlings already!
I zipped through 9 chapters of one of the books I swapped last night, it’s a fast read and gripping so far.
What are you making and reading at the moment?
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Linking with Kat and the gang for Unravelled Wednesday again.
The Little Room of Rachell 
Your bookmark turned out so beautifully! And what great growing!! I just have tomatoes and peppers in containers on our patio this year. But The Girls Who Disappeared… I am off to see if my library has that one!
Thanks Kat. Nice to make something and use it immediately. I like useful makes.
I’ve got peas, cavelo nero, mangetout, beetroot, cucumber, french beans (maybe, they’re being chomped) pointed red peppers and broad beans outside. And carrot seeds which must be having a rest underground…!
It’s really intriguing. I can’t wait to read some more later. I hope you get hold of a copy.
This is the most enchanting ‘postcard’ of late spring/early summers! And what a sweet bookmark.
Enjoy that asparagus. There’s nothing like fresh. Makes it hard to go back to the grocerty store ‘crop’ once it’s gone!
Thank you!
It’s delicious, isn’t it? Steamed then eaten simply with a little butter. Food of the gods!
Love the title of this post! What a gorgeous bookmark! A pub garden for dinks and snacks in the sunshine sounds perfect to me. What’s your go-to drink? I’m reading “A Villa with a View” by Julie Chaplin and making chocolate chip blondie bars. Thinking about making homemade ice cream this weekend!
Thank you Julia. I was driving so I had a lager shandy and a packet of salt & vinegar crisps, which nearly stripped the skin off my tongue!
The book sounds like a good summer read, I’ll have to check it out.
What a sweet little bookmark. Sounds like your growing season is off to a good start.
Thanks Jane.