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Sunday Dog Walk On Sheepcote Valley in Brighton

Posted on August 7, 2011 | 1 Comment

Summer is here – well for today at least!

golden retriever running in summer wild flowers

Today was one of those perfect days – and I’m sure the dogs agreed too. Though to be honest they seem happy in pouring rain, wild winds, heavy snow – basically they just love being ‘out and about’.

3 dogs walking towards brighton racecourse

The blackberries are in season – earlier than usual due to this year’s very hot spring – and the dogs learnt long ago that free food is abundant in the bushes.

3 dogs eating blackberries

We had Millie walking with us today, the darker of the two Golden Retrievers – and she was also helping herself to the berries – as well as losing herself in the patch of dandelions in what we call ‘The Paddock’.

golden retriever in field of dandelions

Sheepcote Valley is the walk next to Brighton Racecourse and it really is a very special area: beautiful wild flowers, amazing sea views, the freshest of air, and lots of dog-friendly people.

wild flowers sheepcote valley

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blackberry and apple crumble

Posted on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

Wow, has it been that long since my last post!

Well we’re all still here – out and about with the dogs – enjoying the summer and getting used to the idea of autumn.

This morning we’ve been scrumping for blackberries, Georgie and Jessie eating the ones on the lower branches while I’ve been keeping to those above dog height. And as any dog owner knows – dogs seem to love blackberries! Well ours do anyway.

g-j-blackberries-400

It’s actually coming to the end of the blackberry season.

In Brighton – where it tends to be a little warmer than further north in the UK – we’ve been picking them throughout August. It seems to get earlier and earlier each year.

I read a few entries in a school log book of the 1870s in Norfolk, and the children were picking blackberries in October. So there’s proof if we ever needed it.

apples-patio

When I got home I saw that a couple of apples on our patio were ready for picking so I decided to make a blackberry and apple crumble.

8oz plain flour
3oz butter
3oz sugar
generous layer of stewed apples and fresh blackberries
35 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees

Assume it was delicious – we’ll be having it tonight with some vanilla ice-cream – YUMMY!!

crumble

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