[godfry n. glad]

I made my first apple pie of the season yesterday. I have been denied access to Gravenstein apples, but I was presented with Spartan apples, so I trialed them. Net result is: Meh. Yes, they are tart, but not up to Gravenstein, or even Granny Smith, standards and they did not 'cook down' enough for my taste....a little too much 'underdone', and baking longer would have torched the crust.

The chooks came through for me, even though I was diverted to looking for eggs in the nesting basket and throughout the garden....only to find that they'd gone back in to the chook chalet to lay. A half dozen eggs...dirty, but servicable.

And, lastly, my hoominnip plants are collating madly. Of late, the garden has taken on a slight musty, and 'skunky' aroma. Soon, we will be bringing in the sheaves.

'Baked' is a key descriptor.