Today was the annual church flower & produce show in our village. This is not just open to church goers, but all the village & is well supported by one & all. There is a sections in the following categories, Veg, flowers in a vase, house plants, jams, chocolate cake, custard tarts, black bun, photography, art & home brews.There are also sections for men only (to try & encourage men to do some baking) , plain scones, jam & Victoria sponge. Children are covered as well with mini gardens, pictures etc. For the last 6 years I have (along with one other ) have judged the vegetable section, most probably the best supported section of the show. The village has many keen gardeners, none more so than two members of the church who always have a contest between themselves, it is a bit like the competion between Joe Grundy & Bert Fry on the Archers & are often spoken of in that same manner. So a lot is dependant on us two judges to judge as fair as possible. Some crafty competitors try to put any defect on their produce on the bottom of the plate, so we have to check them all.
I did put some photos in, but did not read the brief, which was views of Scotland, all my shots were my bird ones, so ooops from me.
Below are some of the photos I took before the church was open to the public, showing the flowers & veg, Sloe & Fruit Gin & the ladies judging the jams. After the event being open all day at about 4pm they draw the raffle, then auction off all the produce, or at least all that the entrants want to be sold. You would not believe the prices for the cakes & gins, especially those that won first place.
Although I shall not be going, in the village hall tonight is a jazz quartet playing with money being raised for the village hall refurbishment & a local charity. So you see we are very active here & though it normally ends up with the same old faces organising things, they all get an excellent attendance by both locals & holiday makers.
I shall be very busy in the coming week & so will not be writing my blog for at least that week, so catch up with you then.
