Today we visited the 1620s house & garden near Coalville. What a gem. Excellent guided tour by very knowledgeable guide, lovely garden plus lunch and homemade cake.

Having seen a lot of vitriol aimed at those who claim PIP over the last couple of days it seems that a lot of people need to realise that they are just 1 accident or health diagnosis away from disability. I’d much rather not have terminal cancer and PIP.

Chopped tomatoes it said on the tin. They weren't, they were whole ones. Oh well simply resolved with the use of a knife.

Very tired today after the weekend at Warwick Folk Festival but it was definitely worth it. I did 2 tune workshops - the first time I’d played 🎻 since about October due to the side effects of the chemo I was on. I was rather emotional after the first one.

We used a packet of mixed wildflower seeds to plant up a couple of small ‘tubs’ on the patio. So far wild mustard, wild radish, buckwheat, lacy phacelia, cornflower & mallow. I’m enjoying watching the many different bees, hoverflies and butterflies which have been on the flowers.

Simple pleasures - standing at the kitchen window watching bats fly around the garden 🦇😊😊

There are so many things that I could be getting done having been unable to do them during the heatwave of the last few days but instead I am sitting on the patio enjoying the fresh air and the breeze watching various butterflies, bees, hoverflies etc visiting our flowers.

This morning’s moth visitors in the garden. The box tree moth decided my arm was a suitable resting place for a few moments after I’d disturbed it dead heading the plant it was resting in.

This is definitely me

Mermaid - a David Austin rose planted about 28 years ago. Not sure this one is still available to buy.

Found these two in the garden 😊

Sanders White rambling rose.