Home Grown Figs & September Expenses

 We have had some lovely sunny days over the last week.  Yes, it's been cold at night as well as first thing in the morning but, once the mist has dissipated, the sun has shone beautifully.  I knew that we had some small figs on the tree but didn't really expect them to ripen .....

..... so I was pleasantly surprised to find these last Saturday..... 

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I cut them in half lengthways, drizzled them lightly with golden syrup ( I had no runny honey) and baked them in the oven for a few minutes as the oven was on to cook lunch anyway.  Served with a scoop of ice cream they were absolutely delicious.  I didn't realise that you can eat the skin but it was so tender after baking that eating it wasn't an issue!

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A week after my blood test my arm is still bruised.....

Doesn't it take an age to heal as you get older? 😕

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As we have had such an expensive month with special birthdays and such, we didn't have a September treat so I'm hoping we can have an October one before the bad weather really sets in.  I'm not sure what we can do.  Maybe Dudley Zoo or Severn Valley Railway?

We have the Swindon Gardening Club meeting this Friday (£5.50 each) plus the Gardeners' Guild meeting next Tuesday (£3.00 each) so need to watch our spending this month too.

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Right now I'm waiting for the heating engineer to come and service the boiler.  I think we need inhibitor in the system too so I'm not sure how much it will all cost.  The service alone is around £80 👀 I'll let you know how much it finally comes to.

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Thanks for popping in.  Stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,

Angie 💗