I have just had the pleasure in indulging in the simple pleasures of life and enjoying the fruits of nature!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend and the sun was shining down on you as it was us.
Murray and I decided to go for a stroll up the glen in search of Blackberries or Brambles as Murray prefers to call them! He thinks it sounds better.
So off we plodded with our small trug, perfect berry picking size!
On the way we saw some cows, some sheep which looked like cows according to Sir, and a red squirrel! I really wish I had taken my camera with me on the walk. But alas, I was all for enjoying the moment instead of trying to record every second!
We found plenty berries! It was quite a quest, in fact, as on numerous occasions I found myself tangled up in the hedgerow, fighting to get back out. And those darned nettles!!! Why do Blackberries grow right in amongst them?!
At the time I wasn't quite sure what we were going to make our harvest into when we returned home but a quick stop on our way home at Grannie Frost's cottage provided fruitful ( pardon the pun!)
She has a small orchard consisting of a plum and an apple tree, so technically not an orchard, merely a few fruit trees. Hardly enough to start a production of 'ye old scrumpy', but more than enough to add to our blackberries and make into a yummy Blackberry and Apple crumble!
So the wonderers returned, pleased with their finds and keen to get cracking in the kitchen.
Murray was uber keen to help as always! He's my right hand man. So we peeled and cut the apples, washed the blackberries and popped them in the pan with some sugar to stew for a while.
Meanwhile, Murray got on with making a mess..... sorry, the crumble topping.....
And after about half an hour in the over after assembling all the key components, this is what we had the pleasure of devouring! Helped along by some yummy custard.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......
Charlotte and Murray x
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