Not of the year obviously, but of October. I thought that by the time the pool was clean and hippo free, it would be too cool to swim but as it happens its been really warm and both yesterday and today the temperature has been pushing 27 degrees - and that is at 5.30 in the afternoon - not the hottest part of the day at all.
Our slow starter chillies which spent a long time in John's intensive care unit, are now finally getting productive and so are the peppers. We have a new variety called Golden Treasure, I think they are a late pepper, but there is late .......and late! The most productive chilli plants are those from last year, the 2nd year is good, the 3rd even better, then they need replacing. So we have chillies - lots of different types from mild that are great stuffed with cream cheese to very hot and approach with caution - and each year we need to make sure that there are suffient for drying, freezing and using fresh.
The autumn runner beans that went in a few days ago are making new leaves, won't be long till they're up and running around their canes, and first peas going in very soon.
Time now for a glass of the vino, the sun is shining on the side 'sunset' terrace and it isn't too hot out there.
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