Just the tail end I guess..........................

 I have finally got around to making the green tomato chutney, using up the last of the tomatoes before pulling the plants out to make room for cabbages, cauliflower and beetroot.

This year's yield was disappointing. From the thirty or so healthy plants, we had little more than  sandwiches, salads and a few topped grilled cheese buns. Any ideas about making tomato pasta sauces, spaghetti and so on went right out the window. But — we can't complain. For a start, the scarlet runners are still doing well — months on and with eight large bags of them stored away in the freezer, I guess our iron levels will be well up after getting through that lot.

Next week I'm heading off back to Bunnings to buy blackberry, boysenberry and blueberrry plants. We should be harvesting the fruit from these by the end of the year. In anticipation, I lashed out and bought an upright freezer to accommodate copious amounts of fruit and vegetables. Well, what a surprise when Craig noticed the motor was clicking on and off, all too readily. On inspection, he found a pool of water in the base from the thawed out produce.  A quick call to Fisher and Paykel;  a serviceman will be here first thing in the morning. I touched on the subject of spoiled food and it's under consideration. Seems some people get carried away and try to claim for enough food to sink a ship: most of it being crayfish, shrimps, prawns and other delicacies. I can understand F & P pausing for thought. Our small claim for a couple of roasts and a bit of tenderised steak shouldn't make too much of a hole in the budget — I dare say insurance covers it, but after all their claims due to the disasters and suchlike — they're probably feeling the pinch as well.

'Anyway...............

 you thought you'd had a few things go wrong...........!'

'See what I mean. From this .............

to this, in a week or so — and — I've got my eye on you.....................!'