Made or Grown - August 2018

August was such a strange month with temperatures that meant I sometimes needed winter woollies, which makes my Made or Grown post much easier, as I've hardly produced any food this year.  

13 August 2018 - the pink trousers get another outing.

16 August 2018 - hare spotting with Sam at Mousehold Heath and it was cool enough to wear a poncho.

18 August 2018 - tomatoes from my garden.

19 August 2018 - long sleeves and a thin neck scarf.

22 August 2018 - my Mathilde blouse from a Tilly and the Buttons pattern.

24 August 2018 - more tomatoes from my garden!

25 August 2018 - another outing with Shannon to Alby Crafts and Gardens - it was cool enough in the morning for a poncho, but by the time we got to Cromer for lunch, the poncho was left in the back of the car!

27 August 2018 - spuds from my garden.

Berrow

Berrow, what a beach!   I must have walked along here in the dim and distant past as part of my coastal walk, but I cannot remember it for the life of me.  I vaguely remember Brean which is just a tiny bit up the coast, but cannot remember Berrow at all.

But, as I said, what a beach!

Andy and I took our boy to explore early in the year and he loved it too!  Miles and miles of sand to run around on - it was fab!  And I love to see him having such a lovely time too.  It had been recommended by a few people in Andy's local pub - all of whom seem to be dog owners, so they clearly knew what they were talking about.

We had been told it's a very popular beach all year - in the winter for dog walking and in the summer for the holiday makers.  I can testify to that as I've been back this summer but the car parking charges are extortionate!  Although it still wasn't that busy - but Finn and I did get there for about eight o'clock in the morning so the holiday makers were probably still at their breakfast.

Clearly it's very popular for horse riders too.

West Country Wander

I've had many more west country wanders than when these photos were taken back in February but this was my first and, therefore, the most exciting as I didn't know the area at all.

I had no idea that the caravan was so near the Severn bridges!  What a view, even on a miserable grey day.

Look at all those chimneys!

From the caravan, you can take the National Cycling Route 4/ 41 which takes you along to Severn Beach, a two or three mile walk.  I love the fact that Finn and I can go for a walk without having to get in the car first and, although Finn can't do it completely off the lead, there are bits where he can come off and have a mad dash around.  

Of course we're so near the border too, but this sign did make us chuckle as we headed our way back to the caravan.

This is Finn relaxing after our walk.  He likes a lot of room!

And this is Andy and I relaxing afterwards!

Finn likes to do a lot of relaxing!

I took some individual cheesecakes with me for the weekend - it was my valentines treat to Andy.   (Unbeknown to me at the time was how calorific they are - I had recently started Weight Watchers and was struggling to keep to my 23 points a day - and afterwards I discovered these were 19 points each!)

Luckily though, we did a LOT of walking this weekend, which meant I could walk some of these calories off!