It was such a relief today for Little Basset to be signed off by the vet. Stitches are all out and he was very pleased with how the wound has healed. He’s going to have a slight kink in his ear but with so many other wrinkles and jowls it won’t be... My abiding memory of beetroot as a child was pickled or baked in a white sauce. Neither of which I was that thrilled with. Over the years I’ve acquired the taste of beetroot in a wide range of forms which is just as well since it grows easily and has become...