What are you all up to

Saw some magnificent Ruby Red Rhubarb from Yorkshire on sale at our local farm shop today so treated ourselves. Don't like it too sweet so left it a bit on the tart side. Boy was it worth it. Just had it with Yeos Greek style Yoghurt and a teaspoon of honey. Enough for tomorrow as well.

Enjoy your weekends away, those that plucky enough.

I love early rhubarb, we usually force some and it's very mild, no sharpness. Forgot to do it this year!

The awning has to be taken down every 21 days on a seasonal pitch for the 48 hours away. Only the caravan can be left on it throughout the season.

Not the early sort, but Clumber Park walled kitchen garden, in mid May, is the place to go if you like rhubarb. Living close by we often call in to pick some up in season.

Rhubarb and apples grown in the Walled Kitchen Garden have been awarded National Plant Collection status by plant conservation charity, Plant Heritage.

They usually have various old and odd varieties for sale, as well as plants. Particularly like Victoria, named after the Queen, also Albert named her husband. We bought a Victoria plant, which we got a small crop off last year. Hopefully more this. They also have a Rhubarb festival with tastings, lots on the history, musical rhubarb and folk wandering about in Victorian costume. A great day out for both young and old.

Is it a caravan club site then? 

That's not quite correct, Ian. In 2015, we used the Shogun a lot for our own personal use. We weren't doing deliveries then. We toured a lot of England, Wales, the Lake District and went as far as Edinburgh in Scotland. So much of the wear of the clutch and flywheel had nothing to do with business. It was already very worn and making a burning smell at the time we visited Edinburgh. We also noticed the burning smell when reversing the caravan on a pitch in Cornwall. So the wear on the clutch was due to personal use and towing a big twin axle caravan over long distances for about a year BEFORE starting to work. The clutch failed completely in November 2015 at the time when I had only just stared to work for Pizzarelli. So it was not a business expense and therefore should not go down on my tax return as such, should it? So if the repair costs on the Shogun don't count as a business cost then the business has been profitable.

     Yes. Northbrook Farm is a Caravan Club site in Worthing or should I say Caravan and Motorhome Club site under the new logo!

Nah, Caravan Club site is fine with me Malcolm

We would prefer an inflatable awning because there is less risk of damage to the caravan from the poles in a storm and also because it is easy to erect and dismantle. For example, my wife would be able to manage it on her own if I was ill or  in hospital. She can't manage a pole awning on her own. A new inflatable half awning which would give us ample space for relaxers and portable oven with hobs would make life a lot easier for us compared to having to lift and put in place heavy poles everytime we have to move. Even on a seasonal pitch, the awning has to come down every 21 days and put back up two days later. It's too much work for us on top of a full time job. A fair sized new inflatable awning can be purchased for about £500. That's a small price to pay for a life of more ease and convenience.