Meeting Brother Barnabas and having a Cool Drink

It was very warm indeed today. Rufus had to lie down under the shade of a large tree while I ran around with my watering can. My lettuces, basil and parsley need water every day as they are under the sun. I get the water by dropping a bucket into a deep well in the garden. My habit (monk's outfit) is made of dark material and it is also very long, so that I feel as if I am being cooked like one of Brother Barnabas' loaves of bread! 
Rufus was not very happy either because he was too hot to chase birds and Chalfont the crow hopped about cheekily as if he was laughing at him. So later on in the afternoon I said to Rufus, 'let's wait on the path and see if our friend Barnabas comes to collect some herbs - maybe he will cheer us up!'

No sooner had we found a nice shady place to wait than along came Barnabus carrying a jug full of something. "Hello" he said "you look as if you could help me with trying out a new recipe for elderflower cordial!" Rufus wagged his tail in approval at the idea and I went to fetch some cups from my house. But when he had poured out the drink, Barnabas said we needed some things from the garden to put in it. He walked along the herb beds and the flower beds and he found forget-me-nots and borage flowers and chervil and he sprinkled them on top of our drinks. We sat outside my house and drank the delicious concoction. Rufus had some in his bowl too! We all agreed it was very nice indeed.