40. Self-sufficiency...

Usual caveats:- newspapers, ice-cream, TV etc etc.

But, one of our initial goals is to be self-sufficient in fruit and veg. I spent most of the Autumn bottling, freezing and storing to that end. I ate our last stored apple (James-only-not-for-guests-type-of-apple) yesterday. And today in (smug) symmetry,  I picked our first rhubarb.

(NB Sweet peas in the L foreground,
and broad beans sneaking in to the R.)
Other good news (amongst the incessant rain, and complete re-plant of greenhouse due to the wet and cold April) is that our first asparagus spears are just showing! (Thank you, Max.)

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