Really? How long since I last wrote something here? Two years!
Not for want of trying, but learning to cope with the continuing impact of Covid has made a lot of things much harder for me. As I am limited in what I can achieve I don’t have so much to write about. I am slowly improving and that means I can start anew with some much shorter pieces.
One thing that I have managed is some gentle work in the small traditional orchard I helped to establish in an unused corner of a local field. That’s over 10 years ago now and the orchard is doing well. Though we manage primarily for the environmental benefits, as traditional orchards are increasingly rare around here, the harvest is growing every year. The three Katy trees, a Swedish cross between James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain where it is known as Katja, are an early variety and already well into their harvest. How did we get here already?
As you might expect I do have a plan for these apples. Hint – here is some I made last year! Katy is not a cider apple, but it does make a very nice cider all the same.
That’s all for now. But I do hope to be able to write more regularly now.
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