Living and Gardening in Brittany

I am so proud of my pleached hornbeam

Last Sunday was another birthday. Since there is no way of stopping the passing of time one may as well celebrate it. So-- I invited some friends for lunch on Sunday and I was satisfied with my efforts in the kitchen:-   Starter--mini pizzas Main course -- Stuffed butternut squash with spicy red cabbage Variety of cheese with apricots Dessert -- Apple and blackberry crumble (apples and blackberries from my garden) Coffee   Wine List Kir with starter Red wine with main course and cheese Muscat with dessert Baileys and Sloe Gin to finish   Monday  I  was invited to the cinema and was treated to a Chinese meal beforehand. Tuesday  Tuesday afternoon is Breton Dance class. When it is your birthday one supplies drinks and cakes for everyone - about 30 members. So I took one bottle of orange juice, two bottles of white wine and three bottles of cider made from my apples. A cider press visits most villages and in Merillac ...

  I bought the last 24 trees to complete the circle of hornbeam last Saturday. I have planted them all. I also bought a --- which has lovely leaves in Autumn. This was the first group which I planted in 2010   .  This is the second group which I planted in 2011       This is the third group which I planted in 2012 I planted these in 2013 These are the last 5 trees of Nov. 2013