For the last few months there has been a half packet of dried barberries on the side in the kitchen.

I finally got round to doing something with them today. I had spotted the recipe in the Morito cookbook soon after I had bought it but had never got round to remembering to buy a half bottle of vodka when I had the opportunity to do so.

I remembered today. It took five minutes to pour out a nip of vodka, chop up the dried barberries and then push them into the bottle. It has already taken on a pale pink.

It should be ready by the end of the month. Nicely timed for when we get back from Ireland and will be in need of cheering up.

For lunch we had ham sandwiches and the only big red tomato from the greenhouse (along with some other red tomatoes that came from a better greenhouse).

Listening to thunder and a slowed down funky country Don’t Be Cruel.