Using your own garden compost consisting of kitchen vegetable waste yields interesting results - apparently some kind of squash is taking over

Monday evening what’s lurking in the fridge and what can I find in the cupboard- a paneer and vegetable curry (shame we appear to be out of rice!)

Have I got this right - cos we care so much for the mother we will remove any criminal liability for killing a full term baby. And cos we care about someone’s right to die we will introduce legislation pursuant to which many who may not want to die may die. This is compassion?

This week has been one for consideration of the worth of a human life - the viable but unborn baby, the vulnerable elderly even the value of an Iranian vs an Israeli vs a Palestinian life - I guess if an American gets killed in the Middle East that’s a Top Trumps card played

Thoroughly enjoyed Trial by Jury at Opera Holland Park so do take opportunity to see it at Inner Temple next week

Early morning PYO (no not my garden!)

First tomatoes and runner beans from the garden of the summer

Best team in the world - just saying. #Chelsea

Whilst we digest110 page judgment handed down after 4 months & after 3 day hearing on appeal from the Court of Appeal who heard the appeals over several days - a shout out to the DDJs and DJs who heard these matters in a few hours and then have to give an immediate judgment

Parked for night in Burgundy vineyard so cup of tea, glass of wine and game of Scrabble

Sun setting and moon rising over Burgundy vineyards

Lovely light show in Saint Martin de Belleville

Early morning preparations for the annual village fete - getting village oven ready, all ready for the slipper kicking competition and an effective road block in place

Very warm up at 1400m but had a lovely walk mainly in the shade

Mad dogs and Englishmen …

Beautiful walking up at Val Thorens - came up higher in order to get a slightly lower temperature

Trouble with doing a circular walk in the mountains of only 4.5km but 57 flights at lunch stop is that one now has to walk back

Saint Martin de Belleville August 15 festival (it’s what the Virgin Mary would’ve wanted) - cheese rolling, sedate dancing, rock n roll and retail

One of the delights of the village fete is the assortment of wooden games set out along the street - most a novelty to me but this one looked familiar!

A very good U2 tribute band in an alpine village is not what you might expect