Well the Blackberries on farm are fabulous and we have been enjoying Apple and Blackberry delights for a little while now. Why are the best ones always the highest though?

and although WE will NOT be eating these, Mother Nature provides readily for the birds too…

it is not very often I will write about Pubs because everyone has their own opinion on what is great food these days. With lads all topping between 6ft 2 and 6ft 6 inches – yes I did say 6ft 6″, we are not really into teeny weeny portions at very high prices. In addition, as a farming family we also like the food to be cooked naturally and not the “microwave mass” type of restaurants that sadly so many Pubs have become.

To this end, although we do not go out often, we have really enjoyed three “Pubs” this year for food with great service, the Green Dragon (mentioned on a previous blog), our local The Greyhound at Siddington and just recently we have rediscovered The Tunnel Inn at Coates.

The Pubs in South Cerney are great and are all very different but we like to travel just a little further and our favourite this year for the best service we have experienced to date has to be…

the Tunnel Inn at Coates.

You need to check what is on as they have different events and it is a windy road off the beaten track but it is a rare treat and to see horse riders dismounting outside and sitting at the tables, dog walkers having a pint and lunch is a step back in time and savoured.

portions are great and prices are good, better still they have an excellent Chardonnay…

well the Summer is fading but the year is not growing cold yet, unfortunately nights are drawing in though. Alpaca walks are ending in the daytime earlier and there is definitely a chill in the early evening…

but still fantastic blue skies and spectacular Cotswolds scenery… and pubs too…

what better way to celebrate September but with warm weather and short rain showers making everything grow…

and I mean everything…

already weighing a cute 40kg, and as tall as a Ridgeback, our little pup has two more years of growing to do – apparently!