Lots of allotmenteers grow artichokes. This one looked especially good in the evening sunshine.
One of the gardens on our route to the allotment is full of lovely roses. This one smells divine as well as having beautifully curly petals. 
Cornish hedgerows are full of Valerian at the moment. 
Such a delicious breakfast to mark Fathers’ Day as the lovely Mr S opened his stuff – Waffles with creme fraiche, maple syrup, strawberries and blueberries. 
Singing is always fun and the Shanty Festival enormous fun – today we sang in the wind and rain!
I woke very early this morning and could just make out the horse in the back field as it was standing in the mist. 
It’s Murdoch Day in Redruth when the whole town turns out to celebrate William Murdoch, the talented mine engineer and inventor who lived in Redruth. His house was the first in the UK to be lit by gas lighting in 1792. He also built a steam-powered ‘car’ that he tested on the town roads.
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We went to Falmouth today to meet friends for lunch today and afterwards walked back along Cliff Road in almost stifling heat of 30C. By the time we arrived back in Redruth it was 20.5C!
Falmouth Bay
Poppies by the roadside.
I didn’t know daisies had fluffy seedheads like this
This photo is from last year as this year the mouse has been too quick for me to catch on camera.
After a busy time in town, I spent the afternoon in the garden reading my new book, bought in our favourite coffee shop, Home Ground, this morning. The coffee shop is lined with books for customers to read while having their coffee and, if it catches your imagination, it can be bought for just £1! Unbeknownst to me, the lovely Mr S caught me deep in Robert Galbraith’s “Troubled Blood.”
While out this afternoon, he took a photo of one of our favourite fields, one we watch through the seasons. 
It’s a full moon tonight but as I went to bed last night, this beauty greeted me.
Another colourful posy for Ti.
The first nasturtium has flowered on Mum’s pan stand. I’ll show you the whole tower soon.
The lovely Mr S spotted this gorgeous little Shield Beetle on the new fence this morning and called me to take a photo .
We picked our first baby courgettes at the allotment to have in a risotto tonight. 
I have always fancied cooking Stuffed Courgette Flowers so tonight, I looked up a recipe and made some. They were truly scrumptious. The first and only time we have eaten these was in a posh restaurant in Arizona!
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Tonight’s blog is dedicated to Larrick, the bravest and most positive person I know. It goes winging through the ether to him taking love from us and our Barcelona bunch.
We have the most glorious red poppy, crumpled and very beautiful.
Supper tonight was delicious leftovers from last night followed by Mum’s Strawberry Shortcake, a dessert that brings back lots of memories. I made shortbread using Mum’s failsafe recipe and then the wondrous mixture of condensed milk with lemon, mixed until thick and then added lots of strawberries and blueberries.
Mum’s Strawberry Shortcake
For the first time in more than two years we have had friends round for dinner. I read a new recipe last week and decided this would be our meal – Sun Dried Tomato Chicken and Gnocchi which I served with a salad of leaves and flowers from our garden.We followed this with a Strawberry and Blueberry Eton Mess and cheeses – all absolutely delicious. What a delightfully ‘normal’ evening full of catch-up, laughter and happiness. 
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