Harvest Monday and a walk from Cromer

I didn't do very well with photos of harvests or food this week so it's a bit sparse. Besides the meals below, we've had lots more corn salad still from the plot and sprouted seeds and cress from the windowsill.

Tonight Jan made us a pasta dish using a tub of roasted tomatoes from the freezer. It was so nice we ate two portions each (so no leftovers for lunch tomorrow unfortunately!). I'm feeling a tad full, I must say.

And this is a terrible photo from yesterday - I made a stew in the slow cooker for an easy meal when we got back in from a walk, which included some squash from the freezer and slow-cooked beans and curry spices.

The tomato seedlings I sowed last Wednesday started germinating the following Tuesday. No sign of the peppers yet, which I still have covered with clear plastic to help keep the moisture in.

I've set up some reflective bits around the tray to provide better light coverage which should discourage too much stretching of the seedlings towards the window (which can cause the plants to be leggy and weak)

I might sow a few more things on my day off this week, as it's meant to be rainy, so not plot visit I expect.

 

A walk from Cromer via National Trust Felbrigg Estate

But the weather was lovely yesterday so we decided to go for a walk, catching the train from Norwich to Cromer (on the north Norfolk coast). I did feel a bit guilty about not going to the allotment but I'm sure I'll catch up with stuff down the plot soon. In fact I popped there in my lunch break today and did a bit of weeding, and was kept company by two lovely robins plus some sparrows and blackbirds bathing in an upturned lid I keep down the end of the plot just for that purpose.

 

Back to yesterday....There's a circular walk from Cromer that heads inland, following the Weavers' Way trail. Neither of us had been on this bit before so it was really great to see some new countryside. There's Jan in the distance :)

Really pretty, with several buzzards flying around. They have a distinctive 'kew' or mew call that gives you the heads-up they're nearby.

Felbrigg church

Felbrigg Hall. We've both only been here once before (with Jan's folks) and the weather was stormy so we didn't get to see the grounds that time. It's very interesting inside though and they have a lovely walled garden with veg plots that some local people are allowed to use as allotments. There wasn't time to have a look yesterday but we saw the grounds instead.

We did however find time for a spot of geocaching!

This one was hidden in a tree stump. There were some really clever caches

The sun made this amazing shadow from a huge beech tree

Another shot of the hall, looking beautiful in the sun

From Felbrigg, the walk leaves the Weavers' Way and loops back round to Cromer, first following a track uphill called Lions' Mouth, cutting through some really nice woodland. It would be interesting to find out how it got the name.

Returning to Norwich on the train after a very nice day, I was very pleased to have prepared the slow cooked meal beforehand which was waiting for us when we got home, hurray.

Thanks for reading. I'm linking up with Harvest Monday hosted by Dave at Our Happy Acres

 

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