We seem to have had perfect weather for fruit this year; the plums and blackberries are already producing lots of fine, sweet fruit, and the apple trees are full as well (though still small and green at this point). In the past it was September before the berries and plums ripened, but here it is barely mid-August and I already had enough blackberries to make a pie and plums…well, see for yourself. It’s quite a relief, considering we had no fruit at all last year and not a lot the year before; this year I’ll have enough for jam, pies, and cider, and since most of the construction is done and I’m semi-retired, I’ll have the time to do all that as well. It’s a lot of work, but it’s pleasant work in comparison with building rooves, so here’s hoping the future brings far more of the former than the latter.
Archive for August 15th, 2023
Diary #685
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