International Guests

What a difference a few weeks makes in the garden. Today it is blowing rain sideways and the trees have decided to dump their leaves. Our compost bin is too small to accommodate them. I am trying not to think about clearing the pond or sweeping the drive until the wind dies down.

Luckily, we do not have any more groups coming for lunch and a hit and giggle off the front lawn until next summer. A highlight for our visitors was being able to pluck apples off the trees and see the citrus, other fruit and nut trees in all their fruitful glory. Our golden delicious tree is a star in a Hong Kong documentary. (A pity I had already picked the big fruit off it!)

Nor, do we have any more folk filming the guest chef demonstrating what to do with kiwifruit. Stephen Barry from Mount Bistro made delectable treats with gold kiwifruit. Who would have thought of filling a kiwifruit with crème brulée?