Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations

Spendywendywoo

Nps @Suffolk_lass, some great updates on here - make my little few lines look piddly lol. 

Glad you got lots done and you have some time away to look forward to

Suffolk_lass

Confession time! I went to L-shop to get a middle air fryer yesterday (it should have been today) so I went round and picked up, just fruit - nectarines and plums, but then I saw the big boxes of huge loose vine tomatoes. So I bought a box £8.82 @ £1.59/kg and cooked them up into passata. 8 more jars in my pantry. With one last batch when we get home from hols, this will be enough for winter. Mr Sl unhelpfully observed that I needn't have grown any, when seeds, compost, feed and faffing have been taken into account. Thanks for that. They won't be the same as homegrown, but I did reduce them to intensify the flavour

Oh yes, I bottled three jars of conference pears and 11 (250ml) jars of stewed blackberry and apple too. With eight apples in my pantry to hopefully store for a while too. Pantry is looking a tad stuffed really, and I can smell garlic in there, so I need to determine which head is not cured properly and use it.

We are taking the rest of our potatoes away with us this weekend. They just had the first signs of sprouts last night.

Suffolk_lass

Used the Air Fryer for roasted/fried potatoes - we were impressed and it will stay in the camper when we know we have electricity. 

Today is all about clean dry washing (1 load in the washer, one to go) before we leave again tomorrow, and I need to deal with the courgettes (roasted blitzed and jarred) and tomatoes (chopped and frozen) too, so the decks are clear

EssexHebridean

Ooh you've reminded me that we have spotted a pear tree near to home with what MrEH tells me are some nice tasting pears on it - we might have to take a wander with the fruit picker this evening... 

Happy travels!