Fruits of the Harvest

raspberries from the community garden

plums from a neglected, orphan tree near my mom's home

Comments

[Sophie]

Love the new look Elaine - it really shows of your photos beautifully

Looking forward to hearing about what you make

[Elaine]

Thank you, Sophie. Your recent damson and port jam recipe and related post inspired me to check out the old plum tree near my mom's home to see if I could salvage some fruit. And hurrah, last Monday, I picked over 5 lbs of low-hanging fruit. Today I pitted, halved and froze just over 3-and-a-half pounds to make jam later this week.

PS - So glad you love the "new" look. It's a new Squarespace template, "Canopy" & I couldn't resist trying it out -- a bit like getting new autumn clothes.

[kathryn]

Hear, hear, to what Sophie said. The new look is beautiful. Soft, gentle and your photos really shine through.

And how exciting to have an unexpected plum harvest.

[Elaine]

Thank you, Kathryn. It is exciting. I just wish I'd climbed a ladder to get the higher fruit. Someone else beat me to it. Ah well, I'm grateful for what I do have.

[gracia]

Little compares to fruit from a neglected tree. Enjoy those plums!

[Lucy]

echoing all the thoughts about how lovely the new design is!

raspberries. how i love them.

[Elaine]

Thank you, gracia, for visiting my blog. I agree -- a bounty of fruit from a neglected tree is wonderful.

Sweet Lucy, thank you. Krystyn Heide, Squarespace designer, deserves the credit for the design. I really like the fonts -- Josefin Slab, Copse and Georgia -- and fresh, soft colour scheme.

Mmmmmm, raspberries. I was eating fresh (though a little sour) berries from the community garden plants up until last weekend but think I'll leave the rest for the birds.