My Week

Rosa 'Wedding Anniversary'

We often follow the country lanes alongside the Upper River Derwent and the Heritage Trail when we drive through  areas of Derbyshire. At one point the narrow road follows along wooded hills with the river valley below and the gritstone cliffs of Froggatt Edge above. There's access to the river banks on a path by a quaint little bridge before the road continues on to villages such as Calver, Eyam or the town of Bakewell.   

We had lunch in Froggatt. It's an unusual name for this little hamlet and possibly means that it was originally called after a cottage there, 'Frog Cot'. We've had lunch in The Chequers Inn before and we were happy to return and enjoy a freshly cooked meal.  

Whilst waiting for our food to be served I went to explore the garden behind the inn which is on two levels with a path leading into the woods. The rhododendrons were still blooming although some were just going over. 

Later in the week we visited the local garden centre to get some plants for the garden.

a local garden centre

Floral Bliss # 77 My week (1)

Our wedding anniversary coincides with Father's Day so this last week has been an enjoyable one as we got together with two of our families who live close enough for us to visit. 

On the Sunday it was a chance to go for a walk after lunch and take a look around the allotment that our son and DiL work on as produce needs frequent watering at this time of the year. 

Thankfully there's a water tank which gets filled up from the nearby river. An allotment holder has two small koi carp in the top tank so it's important to keep the tank covered after dipping the watering can into the water!  

sloes

Redcurrants, blackcurrants and raspberries

are ripening and some are ready to pick.

All the surrounding plots look very productive.  Although it's hard work there's the reward of gathering produce at different times of the year and it can be an opportunity to socialise with fellow allotment holders especially at the weekend when individuals or families are around working on their plots.

DiL picked a lovely bunch of Sweet William flowers for me to take home as well as some herbs for the cooking pot.

I'm joining Riitta's Floral Bliss meme.

Thank you Riitta for organising the linkup.

On Monday we celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary by going out for a drive to Froggatt Edge in Derbyshire where we had lunch at one of the inns we've enjoyed visiting before. I'll share more next time.  (My laptop is working again thanks to our son changing the battery. It's still not up to speed. It really needs a an overhaul which wasn't appropriate during our family visit, but for now it's safe and working so I'm pleased that I can use it again).