Rain, Rolls and a Recipe for Carole
Tuesday happened, didn't it. I don't know about you, but I was stood at the kitchen window on Tuesday morning watching the rain come down and I had one of those moments where you do two things at exactly the same time. The first thing is sigh, because it's raining and you had plans and the allotment wasn't going to hoe itself. The second thing — and this happened almost before the sigh was finished — is feel a very deep, very genuine wave of relief. Because my word, we needed it. The allotments needed it, the garden at home needed it, the lawn needed it, and frankly, I think the general mood of the whole county needed it. Everything was beginning to look a little sorry for itself. A bit dry around the edges. A bit like it was holding on by its fingernails and hoping for the best. And then Tuesday turned up and absolutely delivered. Now I want to be clear that I am not one of those people who enjoys standing in the rain for the sake of it. I am a man who appreciates w...
