Fruit of the Earth

His Lordship went for the papers this morning and came back with an assortment of fruit for healthy eating. He particularly liked the sound of passion fruit, but we started on the pineapple- no need to get carried away so soon in the day.

The pre breakfast walk was early enough that the lack of people was actually quite scary. It was possible to imagine that some cataclysmic event has taken place and I was the only survivor in the area- the stuff of nightmares.

However by the time we surfaced again later, normality was restored and the tourists were out in force straddling the pavements, impeding our progress but reassuring in a ‘We’re not the sole survivors of some terrible event’ sort of way.

Now we are enjoying the sunshine and the sunshade on the patio, looking out over the Meadows as the cricketers bat balls, the students light barbecues and I drink a Bailey’s with ice.