On Helène’s birthday I met up with her and her daughters in Stamford for lunch at the Cafe au Chocolat where we had delightful savoury crepes before heading over to Burghley Estate. we strolled the grounds in the sunshine before finally succumbing to ice creams all round.
The weather had been so consistently sunny and warm we decided to head to the coast for a stroll along the beach at Sutton on Sea. Unfortunately when we got there it was overcast and cool. We walked along the promenade to Mablethorpe and back wearing jumpers.
As we left the coast the cloud cleared so we stopped to take the roof down and then called in at Claythorpe watermill where we had tea, scone and teacake.
The warm weather has kept me very busy in the garden and despite some frustrating failures (peas and parsnips) the strawberries have been exceptional. There are several more pickings left before the netting can be removed until next year.
The lawn alongside the front drive is looking better now that the new grass has bedded in. Even the areas I patched where the two trees were removed are starting to blend in with the rest of the grass.
I think another 12 months and it will look even better. I’m sure the lawn treatment it receives every three months is making a difference.
The two replacement trees, hornbeams. are doing well too.
