The Cambridgeshire apricots are in, and they are beautiful, despite this very challenging season. The trees are full of fruit (no frosts at blossom-time and a good spell in spring for the pollinators), but this summer's exceptional heat wave and … [Read more...]
Apricots, les abricots
Back to the beginning I remember sitting on the backsteps under a punitive August sun, basting a rock, pretending it was a roast. When I go deeper into this memory I discover a backdrop of listlissness and loneliness, but the foreground was … [Read more...]