Current Blooms:
I just missed getting a photo of a fall bloom from a primula (Primula x pubescens R. Lupp), was too lazy to go in and get the camera.
Was concerned that all my Cyclamen had died, but just yesterday I saw a few starting to send out their leaves. Hoo-ray!
We have mums blooming, but we purchased them already in bud and they are just out for the Fall then will be composted.
Planted garlic last weekend across the back of the garden boxes, 95 cloves this year. Also have spinach growing in the garden and Swiss chard in the 55 gallon drum planter. Not many spinach sprouted and lived so I may have to sow more.
Started reading Down the Garden Path by Beverly Nichols so I should be getting all kinds of ideas for the garden from his book.
Beers in the Fridge:
Bought these 2 Oktoberfest beers at the end of September. I like the Hofbrau better, not sure if it is because we drank at the Hofbrauhaus when we were in Munich. The Eldest is currently in Munich for the weekend. Very Jealous even though she says it is cold there. She visited the oldest continuously operating brewery (since 1040), Weihenstephaner now under Bavarian State Control. It's added to my list of Munich sights to see.
Now that it is cooler I will be picking up some stouts which fall into the Ales category of beer. The other category is Lager and the type of yeast used helps make the determination.
This is the first one of the season, brewed by Wells in England at 5% ABV, could not find bitterness units IBU. It is fairly sweet, but not too much so. Not too heavy, it's nice. Chef thought so too.
My review of Sammy's Imperial Stout here.
Estate Maintenance:
Repaired the freezer in section B5 of the basement, it was just a bad evaporator fan.
Windows were cleaned on the ground floor. Maggie (the dawg) watched as I did the bay windows of the kitchen nook.
