The weather forecasters got it right this weekend in the UK.
Saturday was blazing hot and Sunday was pouring with rain.
On Saturday, we took a day trip to Glastonbury and Sunday, was a wash-out for the garden. If I still had an allotment plot, I know I would have gone to it and worked there and harvested, but as its in the back of my garden, my attitude is somewhat different that which is a shame really and needs to change going forward. But I did not waste the day, doing household chores and cooking grub in readiness for the working week which includes our lunch, so I was not totally lazy.
As it was raining yesterday, these photographs are from earlier in the week, but I am still going to share them for Harvest Monday.
Gorgeous raspberries are starting to make a welcome appearance. I don't have as many raspberry canes as last year I cleared a section in the back garden for a bench and rhubarb plants, so will try to pick and enjoy those ripening that is of course if the garden birds don't get to them first.
Just over a year ago, I went to Cheltenham, England for the first time.
I was allured there then by Cheltenham Vegan Fair, which I thoroughly enjoyed that I wanted to go again and we did so last weekend.
Unlike last year, when I wore my raincoat, this day was one of the hottest in the year.
This is a photograph of CheltenhamTown Hall where the Vegan Fair was hosted. I should have shared another photograph by the afternoon when the queue was very long. The organisers had to implement a rule 'one in one out'. We were fortunate, as we were actually there early, so early that you can see from the above photograph the Cheltenham Vegan Fair banner was not even up then. We were also the first 100 people through the door and got a bag of vegan goodies (which included the Perkier Quinoa Bar and Pulsin Raw Brownie Bar below).
Here is a link to the traders at Cheltenham Vegan Fair 2017, however I noted many of the vegan stalls present last year were missing this year like Harding Catering ; Raw Happy. Juiciful Catering; Fair Foods Catering and the producers of the best ever vegan New York Baked 'Cheesecake' Hardcore Vegan Catering Unless & Artisan 'Meats' were also missing. I have to confess I was a little disappointed by this as I was looking forward to indulging this time round - rather than just admiring, but there was still enough to interest me and made it worth the trip.
This is not bread 'bread'. It is not one that is kneaded.
It is more cake form but even then its not a cake, its a savoury loaf.
We have had it a few times, over the weekend and then twice in the evening, early on in the working week as a light snack in the evening. It is perfect as a portable savoury snack too.
