It’s gone quite cold today and there is that certain tang in the air – The end of Summer – not quite the start of Autumn though. We went blackberrying yesterday and there’s lots more to pick this week, if the sun shines a bit. More blackberry muffins to look forward to and maybe a blackberry and apple crumble – surely the greatest pudding ever invented?

We seem to get late, September, Indian summers these days and I feel we might get one yet, but that’s not real summer. The evenings are drawing in and it’s not warm enough to sit out.

But more than that, there’s a feeling in the air of, “time to get on with things”. I’ve been working hard over the summer, but it’s not easy as a freelance to keep yourself moving forward when everyone else in the world has gone on holiday.

Come Tuesday, everyone will be back from the Bank Holiday, sitting at their desks and realising that it’s not long til Christmas and time to get back and do some work again.