Thank you, Jo. So lovely to see that autumn bounty. We are edging into spring where I am, hopping back and forth between stormy cold winds that take down branches and trees, and sunny and warm like this fine morning.
I love the sight of apples on trees (so delicious) and am sorry you lost so many elderberries. Still good to see them in your lovely arrangement. They don't grow where I live now but their harvest was an autumn task in North Otago, New Zealand, where I used to live. They would be cooked up into a rob and made into hot drinks for coughing children during the winter months, as well as elderberry jelly, my favourite. My mouth waters! Scones with cream and elderberry jelly. Oh! Thank you for the reminders. Stay warm and well as you move into the cold months, Jo. Warmly, Barbara
Thanks so much Barbara! It’s lovely to hear about the seasons in the southern hemisphere. The elderberry harvest sounds amazing. I also love making a rob, but this year I’ve only been left with two bunches! The pigeons must have been very hungry. It is so good for immune boosting so I’ll have to buy some instead.
Sounds like you had a lovely ritual collecting the berries each autumn and making them into so many good things. I hope you’ve got some other good fruits where you are now.
Enjoy the turn into spring where you are. I hope it’s full of tiny thrills! 🤍
Oh, so lovely! I don’t devote enough time to gardening to be good at it, but I love reading about other peoples rich harvests.
You have shown kindness to your garden, and it repays you in abundant deliciousness! It’s a love story!
Thanks Sooz! That’s a lovely way of looking at it. ♥️ It’s been a real tonic. Hope you get to grow some more goodies in your new garden xxxx
Thank you, Jo. So lovely to see that autumn bounty. We are edging into spring where I am, hopping back and forth between stormy cold winds that take down branches and trees, and sunny and warm like this fine morning.
I love the sight of apples on trees (so delicious) and am sorry you lost so many elderberries. Still good to see them in your lovely arrangement. They don't grow where I live now but their harvest was an autumn task in North Otago, New Zealand, where I used to live. They would be cooked up into a rob and made into hot drinks for coughing children during the winter months, as well as elderberry jelly, my favourite. My mouth waters! Scones with cream and elderberry jelly. Oh! Thank you for the reminders. Stay warm and well as you move into the cold months, Jo. Warmly, Barbara
Thanks so much Barbara! It’s lovely to hear about the seasons in the southern hemisphere. The elderberry harvest sounds amazing. I also love making a rob, but this year I’ve only been left with two bunches! The pigeons must have been very hungry. It is so good for immune boosting so I’ll have to buy some instead.
Sounds like you had a lovely ritual collecting the berries each autumn and making them into so many good things. I hope you’ve got some other good fruits where you are now.
Enjoy the turn into spring where you are. I hope it’s full of tiny thrills! 🤍