Tuesday 3 July 2012

Smooth operators

I don't blog no more and I dont read the blogs I used to read religiously anymore but it's good to see that two old favourites Town Mouse and Stonehead are still at it, almost daily, and still finding new ways of not always saying things they've said already.


But I'm inspired to blog by Stoney and his Smoothies.  A wild variety of recipes here: http://stoneheadcroft.com/2012/06/24/stonehead-smoothies/


Summer is our smoothie season too.  Jussi makes the key ingredients - stewed rhubarb, goats yoghurt - and I add anything else I can find but nearly always a banana, at least one apple and orange juice, and abandoned jam if there is any.  But hey!  It's summer so chuck in peaches, nectarines and any other fruit you can find on offer and whizz in a blender for a not entirely smooth but utterly delicious drink that makes you feel healthy just by looking at it.


Yums


And The Girl has taken to contributing by making Cinnamon Swirls which, when taken with a smoothie, makes for a complete meal (and a much needed change from goat burgers). 

Almost the driest June on record..

Most of the UK has had staggeringly awful weather this summer - we've never had it so good.  Most of the UK has had double the average rainfall for the month with many areas having the highest recorded June rainfall ever.


We've had the driest June anyone can remember.  It would have been the driest June on record except for ONE day last week, when it rained very heavily.  May was also a stunningly good month and April was quite dry too.


It's been quite cool, with light easterly winds.  But cool is fine - it's the wet that's depressing when you spend a lot of time outside - and this year has been dry.


Yippee!


Here's proof: (you have to read all the way to the bottom to get to our truth...


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2012/wettest-June