A river runs through it

Warm and muggy then the sun burst through at around 3pm. I have been toiling in the garden all day - hacking back brambles (some I swear have stems as thick as my wrist) and pulling bracken, so the Fairy Path has now reappeared. Of course I have fairies at the bottom of my garden. In between I have been immersed in my new book -The History of Ireland in 100 Objects by Fintan O Toole , a spin off of the British Museum's History of the World in 100 Objects. Some gobsmackingly beautiful objects (the first is a mesolithic fishtrap) but even more impressive is the clear and informative text which manages to make Irish history almost graspable.

Himself had seen a rather nice basket abandoned in a hedge down by the river and had forgotten to retrieve it on his way back from a walk, so I went to check it out. Perfectly serviceable. The river was very low and very clear with some rather nice patches of colour and transluscence .

Blipping and running for TJ is now coming round, first for supper then for a card meeting - a very civilised way to do business. Himself is making a quinori stir fry (quinoa with extra interesting bits) and I've made a very colourful salad with marigolds and pomegrantes (second choice of blip). Then there's strawberries with strawberry cheesecake ice cream!!! Business will either flow very well, or it won't.