Friday 5th July

 Lovely wet morning. We didn't water the garden as I had meant to, so I really was pleased to see proper rain when I woke up. I appreciate that not everyone would have been so happy about it!

This morning was tennis and sewing... I'm making steady progress on this month's patch (there's a clue!) for the Cover Story collaboration (there's another clue).

I finished the patching for the cover for my project book this evening. I've used six charm squares which I've then added embroidery to. The pale patch isn't finished, but I  won't do that until I see how it lies against the spine of the book.

I'm going to have to finish the left and right edges somehow. I'll probably sew a lining for the inside front and back covers which will deal with all the raw edges.

We went out to investigate a farm shop/cafe which I've had my eye on for a while. It began as a trailer in the farmyard selling cheese toasties and drinks to walkers and cyclists using the Downs Link path linking the North and South Downs. Now it is a proper cafe and shop, with plenty of outside seating on the raised deck.

I had an idea of doing a short exploration of the path. As it is on the course of a disused railway it should be pretty flat, always a plus in my view! But as you can see the weather wasn't promising so we spent rather too much money on locally made Sussex  Charmer cheese, Horsham Gingerbread and Montezuma chocolate, and came home through the lanes.

The flowers in the baskets were worth the trip on their own.