There's a single banana that's been lying in the kitchen for ages and now it's surrounded by wee fruit flies...they're kinda cute.

A couple of interesting events happening today...

I thought I'd do an update on the home tree situation. The lime tree count is now up to five...

Today I cut down the last of my window ledge herbs and salted them for the winter. I thoroughly recommend trying this....

Well, I tried the recipe I said I was planning yesterday and it worked really well.....

Yes, it's that time of year again. I bought a beautiful pumpkin a few days ago and I'm still trying to get through it....

Here's a wee picture I took from Rothesay pier in on the Isle of Bute..

Just spent a couple of weeks on the Isle of Bute in the west coast of Scotland. There's a heavy crop of succulent brambles this year and we took time to collect some whenever we were out walking.

But you have to drink a lot of it. Ever tried getting the juice out of beetroots?

Imagine you lived in a city that was built on a plain, but the plain was gently and evenly sloping. Imagine had a bicycle and imagine you could choose where to live in the city. Would you choose to live uphill or downhill from the shops?

...in our bedroom. Maybe they heard it was a vegetarian house.

Just came back from the market where I bought two beautiful bulbs of fresh, new season garlic. 'Wet garlic' the man called it. It smells wonderful and I can't wait to chop up a few cloves and fill the house with the the mouth-watering smell.

It all started with an olive tree birthday present from my mate. It was just a wee thing with only two tiny leaves that took three months to grow that far...

And it's vegetarian, too.... brilliant! I'm going to try it....

I always thought a liquid diet was the best....