It was supposed to be wet today so you can imagine my glee when it has turned out to be not such a bad day.

The better weather has allowed my mum to get in to the allotment and recover the ever growing collection of berries, soft fruit and some of the beans.

Crunchy and fresh- beans

Whilst Mum was shelling the beans I thought I should try one and after waiting until she had just started with a new pod I nipped onto the table and grabbed one.

They are a strange chew.  Sort of crunchy with a bit of a sharp taste.  Another thing I noticed was that as you bit into it it sort of popped.  This made me initially drop it, but temptation was too strong and I soon was munching through the pod.

I have to say I did enjoy eating the bean pods and look forward to the next supply and they count as part of my five-a-day.

Fruit and bean pods from the garden

Other things from the allotment included blackcurrants, red currants and the last few cherries.  You can read all about what mum did with the bounty on gardeningforhealth.

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Be a Blood donor

Like humans when we go to the vets for operations or we are involved in surgery as a result of an accident we often need blood transfusions.

Dog Blood Donors is set up to create a network of your dogs who can help other pets through provision of life-saving blood transfusions.

The Animal Blood Register is free to join. 

Unlike the human blood transfusion service this service is not a blood bank. They provide contact information of owners with potential animal blood donors to veterinary practitioners. Vets then make their own arrangements directly with the pet owners.

You can learn more about the scheme from here –  Download literature..

Thats all for now, as it is a bit warm and humid tonight so we may not be sleeping too well.

Charlie and Buster