Halagoogoo-googlygoo-goo

I think the title says it all, but I shall continue. That wa slast week, I saved the pennies and crept into Moles, (Bath), to see the 'Googoo's, who happen to be one of the best up and coming bands in the country, so have a look at them on myspace! I saw them at Emporium, way back in November, or was it December. Good enough to get an old fart like me dancing. Also good for the interestingly drunken behaviour from good old RubyRoo.

OK thats the fun over, back to work, we had our last tomato tasting, well thats our last full tom tasting, we'll still have toms for tasting next time, but the chillies will be centre stage. They are slowly beginnning to mature, but the sun levels are down by 40%, well thats according to the Met Office.

Normally these posts are written to the soundtrack of some decent music, this time is the sound of the oven timer, which will soon be replaced by the sound of my gravy bubbling down.

So its time to go, and this months photo is going to be some saussies, in the hope that the summer will continue........

The Chilly Chilli Fiesta

Well now, the weather for the first time was a bit nasty. I have to offer the beebs weather chaps and chappesses, for being spot on, alomst to the minute. They said the rain would begin in mid morning, and as the doors opened at 10.00am, so the rain began. But this is England, and the 'Dunkirk' spirit kicked in.

Dress rehearsals in the days leading up to the fiesta meant that we had none of last minute worries that have plagued other fiesta's. Like previous years, we were in a pretty good pitch, next to the people form Fear The Chilli, who are not Defra registered and, oh better not go down that route.

Jo shone like the star that she is and organised the seeds into racks, whilst I did my best to drill holes in my thumbs and maim myself. We were especially pleased that we took some rolls of plastic sheeting along with us, the initial idea had been to cover the stucture of the stand, so the packets stood out. It had the added effect of screening the wind, and the rain. To ensure that those who kindly spent money on the Saturday, we had kindly packed lots of zip lock bags.

The Sunday was nicer weather wise, and the crowds were as much as four times the size, but for some strange reason, we felt as if we were quiet in the afternoon, to rectify this, we took turns exploring the fiesta, blatantly using our status as senior exhibitors to get as many deals as possible.

Here's a few more photos.