Yesterday I went to visit my mum. It was a horrible morning all drizzle and grey. By mid afternoon the clouds had parted and the sun was out. We decided to take the dog to one of my mum's favourite places, Pickerings Pasture. We bundled the dog and a few plastic boxes into the car and set off to do some blackberry picking.
We walked around to spy the best juicy fruits then started to fill the boxes. Chatting all the time and having a giggle, we reminisced about blackberry picking years ago and I felt like a little girl again, on an adventure with my mum.
We picked 4 tubs of blackberries, and a bag of small apples and a bag of small damsons. We ate a few while we went along-quality control you know! Our hands were purple and as the dusk was making it's way so we reluctantly went back to the car.I brought home some goodies from my mums allotment too. Carrots, potatoes, runner beans, Kale and onions.
This was her allotment a few weeks after she got in in January this year and.....
....this is what it looked like yesterday! I love allotments, I always think it would be good to sit and paint a picture in my mum's allotment. She has done really well this year and is feeding herself and family and friends!
With some of the goodies from Pickerings Pasture I made some jam today. Blackberry and apple jam. I got the recipe from here, a lovely blog called The Cottage Smallholder. The jam is lovely and no pips! I might have to make damson and apple jam on Thursday.
later today I am going to use that recipe & make jam! It's better than mine....thanks. xxx
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed by your mum's allotment! Everything looks gorgeous! We don't have allotsments here but I wish we did (we have "garden plots" you can rent, but they are not in very good places, and you can't really make improvements.)
ReplyDeleteWOW! WHAT A WONDERFUL ALLOTMENT!
ReplyDeleteI WISH I HAD ONE!!!
I DON`T EVEN HAVE A GARDEN, AS SUCH... OHHhhhhhhhh! LOL
THE JAM, LOOKS JUST AS YUMMY!
KISSES,
DEBBIE MOSS
Your Mum's allotment looks amazing she must have worked really hard to get it looking as good as that! We passed some blackberry bushes yesterday and commented that we must go back and pick some very soon. I can see some jam being made too as yours looks very yummy :O)
ReplyDeletePicking blackberries always reminds me of being a young girl again. I must go and pick some at the weekend. The jam looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the allotment, WOW, I would love to have an allotment like that.
Have a lovely day…love Lou xxx
What a wonderfully productive day.
ReplyDeleteBlackberry and apple jam.....my husband better not find out where you live or you might find it all gone!
What a lot of wonderful produce - your pictures are mouthwatering. The before and after shots of your mum's garden are stunning - I DO love pictures of allotments, especially when they offer up such tasty things.
ReplyDeleteHi Lyn, thanks for stopping by my Blog. I am so envious as I am dying to start scouring the hedgerows for blackberries, have you seen the recipes in this months Country Living, yum yum! I am hot on your preserving tails!
ReplyDeleteSarah x
What a lovely allotment; she should be proud of herself, it is so pleasingly neat and abundant. We are starting to get wild plums and blackberries here, I must follow your excellent example and get foraging!
ReplyDeleteHi Lyn, thanks for stopping by my blog. What gorgeous photos of your Mum's allotment! I envy her the sunlight and dark rich soil...plus she's put a lot of work into those raised beds...it looks great. As do your fruit and jam photos! I'll be stopping by often :). Sylvie, Louie, Fuzzy, and Gingy all say "hi" to Lucy...she's quite a beautiful tabby cat.
ReplyDeleteYour mum's allotment is wonderful - I would like to pull up a chair and stay there all day!
ReplyDeleteYour mum's allotment looks great. Makes me want to have one. We only have a courtyard at the moment. We love blackberry picking. Are they early this year?? I feel a jam making session coming on.
ReplyDeleteCal x
Lovely photos, Lyn, those blackberries look delish. Your mum has been working hard in her allotment, it is so productive. The jam looks yummy too! Mmmm nice on toast for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteWe have blackberries growing here too; and go picking in mid-november.
Hi there, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment. How soon blackberry picking time has come around this year and isn't it always one of the things we do that brings back lovely memories? Your jam look super - I love the pretty covers:)
ReplyDeleteWell done with the allotment. She has done very well and must have green fingers.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to find that recipe. I've been thinking of making jam for a while now and pipless ones sound good.
Your mum's allotment is amazing and I bet your jam tastes wonderful ;-)
ReplyDeleteHello Lyn!
ReplyDeleteI don't know which is lovelier about this post - the story of you and your mum, or the beautiful, yummy photos!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Judy xxx
Looks like it was a lovely day! We don't have the allotment thing here in Texas but it seems like a really neat way to handle things. And the fruit looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteScrolling down a couple of posts, your Miss Lucy is just a gorgeous kitty! Beautiful markings.
Thanks so much for stopping by our bloggie and leaving your hugs and good thoughts for our Bugsy on his surgery today, all went well and he'll be home tomorrow! We appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Big purrs and hugs,
The Kitty Krew and The Mommy
Beautiful post and pictures!
ReplyDeleteYour mum's allotment looks great! Here everything has been burnt by too much sun!
Have a lovely weekend!