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SPECTACULAR SHADES OF LEAF FALL

By on November 6, 2012 in Autumn, Autumn Collection, Chipping Norton, Cotswold, Fall, John of Gaunt, leaves, Shakespeare

Early November means the trees are becoming very bare, here in the Cotswolds. The upside is of course the wonderful colours that surround us – greens, yellows, russets, browns – they’re all there, mostly now spread on the ground. Beauty indeed, perhaps best summed up in the words of Shakespeare’s John of Gaunt, “…This other [...]

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LAST GASP OF THE BERRY SEASON – AND A RECIPE FOR BLACKBERRY COMPOTE

By on October 14, 2012 in Autumn, Blackberry and Apple Compote, Chipping Norton, Chippy, compote recipe, cotswolds, elder

A beautiful Autumn day means it’s time to raid the hedgerows for their berries. Now, this indifferent English summer has meant that 2012 has not been a bumper year for blackberries, though it’s been another story for elderberries, with my ‘secret’ hedge positively groaning with them However, it’s blackberries that take my fancy today, so [...]

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