Spring on the croft

It’s been a lovely weekend of weather here on the Croft as we see out the last few days of April. Sunny days and blue skies, although with a chill north easterly wind to remind us not to get ahead of ourselves.

Husband has been on a drystone walling course over at Tarskavaig on the other side of the Sleat Peninsula, so I’ve had a quiet few days working with my seedlings and wandering the croft.

The heathers on the bank are blooming, as are the saxifrage and the primroses. It’s especially noticeable as we haven’t planted many flowering plants, so the little pops of colour on the banks are particularly welcome.

The polycrub is bursting at the seams with seedlings and there are more to be moved in shortly.

This weekend saw the moving in of the tomatoes, of which I of course have grown far too many. I have no idea where they’re all going to go!

The herbs are coming along nicely. We now have a few unusual ones, like hyssop, which I’m growing for the first time this year.

Baking continues at pace, and I’m keeping the Sleat peninsula in cakeage and buns a few times each week now.

These are elderflower lemon cakes filled with lemon curd and fresh cream and topped with edible Croft flowers.

It means early morning starts, especially as the cinnamon buns take a good three hours to prove and bake and I need to get them to the Stables before the populace arrives. But that’s ok with these light mornings.

The sun usually wakes me up around 5.15 am right now and I don’t mind the gentle repetitiveness of baking whilst the sun comes up.