Victorias

The world may be going crazy, but there are many things to love about this time of year. Simple pleasures which seem even more important during tough times.
Victoria plums. Perhaps it's the memory of my grandparents' garden which had a tree full every year. These plums have beautiful pink and gold skins and when you catch one at its peak of ripeness, they cannot be bettered. I was very pleased to see them in the greengrocers' this morning, and they will be making an appearance of the cover of the next issue of the local magazine. This little lot will probably be turned into jam this evening...