Harvest

So busy! In the last post, I was enjoying a bit of pre-hectic-harvest-time bliss, but that was short lived. Now it’s all business. Well, nearly. It’s important to appreciate what you’ve got because it’s all over so quickly and everything in life moves to either a memory or photograph. My artistic outlet at the moment, is to take photographs of my surroundings and the custard apples. There is some wonderful and precious time for date night, lighting fires and walking through the orchard at sunset. These are a few of my favourite things!

All you need for a romantic winter date night dessert, is a custard apple and two spoons. Plus your love, of course.
We have a driveway across the front of the farm, and it is a thing of joy to watch the sun go down.

A few days ago, we watched Venus set. That was pretty special. Just as it reached the horizon, it did a little dance and popped up and down a couple of times before finally dropping down, out of view.

Custard apple served with sunshine.

I think it’s always good to celebrate life, by appreciating what you have around you. There is so much beauty everywhere. Sometimes you collect it, harvest it or make it yourself, but sometimes it’s in your surroundings. Already there, just waiting for you to notice.

Lazy May Days

May is often busy, with the custard apple harvest in full swing. But today, a-may-zingly, I am all caught up. My husband was out picking fruit all day long, but I just frittered away my time, which is one of my favourite things to do. Time well spent is to simply enjoy the luxury of time! Do I feel guilty? Well, I hadn’t felt any twinges of remorse until I asked myself that question. No, I have decided I’m not going to waste time by feeling guilty about that. I had a great day. I even collected some flowers to garnish my custard apple snack, and by garnish I mean Garnish with a capital G!

How do you like your custard apples? I like to celebrate mine, and with Mother’s Day tomorrow, it seems like the right thing to do
Some harvest love. What a beautiful time of year.