Last year was my first time eating fresh plums, picked straight off the branch on the farm. I didn't know how much I liked plums until then and now I look forward to the brief "plum season" on the farm with great eagerness. In the weeks leading up to September I was constantly asking Thomas if the plums were ripe yet, or checking the trees myself so I wouldn't miss an opportunity to go picking. Now that they are in season I borrowed a basket and plundered the trees to my heart's content! In no time at all we picked enough plums to keep us happy in fresh nibbles and plum pastry for a couple of weeks. Too soon they'll be gone and it will be a whole year before we get to enjoy this tasty treat again. This year we're also hunting down the more elusive hedgerow damsons. Even without a farm to pick, it's the harvest season for a variety of wild fruits like blackberries, crab apples, and damsons. We're learning to make homemade jellies this year--so far our crab apple jelly (made with wild red crab apples with pink flesh that made the loveliest pink-y jelly) was quite successful. Damson jam or jelly is Thomas's next goal since that is his favorite jelly, so I have my fingers crossed that will turn out as nicely as our crab apple jelly did!
The Other Sparrows beret, Miss Patina blouse, old skirt (similar here & here), tights, old shoes
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