All in a pickle

This evening I cooked my first batch of Chilli chutney.......and it tastes good. Mrs Haddock recommended that I go easy on the chilli's, I followed her advice, and quite rightly so. Any hotter and this chutney would be a pain, and not a pleasure.
The builders are working hard, but I reckon the car parking spot and front path will not be finished until the end of next week. Access to the house at the moment is somewhat limited.


photographed a new butterfly to the Haddock's garden a few days ago. It turns out it is a Small Copper butterfly. I've seen them before in the countryside and always wondered what they were.........and now I know.