Autumn, I love you! Your coolness is so much more agreeable to me than the stifling heat of summer. I get to wear slippers, winter pyjamas and woolly things. I get to appreciate hot drinks and a warm fire. And I get to do things outside without risking heat exhaustion. Woohoo! I am trying decide … More Autumn Gardening
The plum harvest was a glorious red tide of fruity goodness. It just wasn’t as long as I thought it might be. Between eating them, freezing them and giving some away the harvest dwindled before I could decide what to do next. I’ll have to continue my plum preserving experiments next year. The other plum tree … More A Fruity Situation
You know spring is in full swing when the fruit trees are blossoming. Some time in September (time has a mind of its own at the moment; I’m sure it’s sneakily gotten faster in the last few weeks) I ventured around the garden to take photos of some of them. Spring has revealed the possibility of another … More The Fruit Trees are Blossoming
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