tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post6696907579185368622..comments2014-11-28T12:15:46.869+00:00Comments on Slowing Down with the Jones': How to: Mrs J's Guide to blackberry picking!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175747752387425591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-64461500015537725812010-02-23T11:17:22.588+00:002010-02-23T11:17:22.588+00:00We've just been picking blackberries along our...We've just been picking blackberries along our creek down here in the southern hemisphere. All the families living on our farm got out gloves and boots and large buckets and waded in amongst the thorns - wild berries thriving along creek beds are a very different beast to the humble (and still delicious) thornless garden variety. There's something about wrestling your harvest from the claws of nature that gives it an extra tang! Maybe it's the laughter getting all tangled in there together along the way...<br /><br />And we've been getting big bags of field mushrooms too... The Girls took a whole lot to school for their teacher today.Nomad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09731734779056650336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-89623036423565325182009-09-24T18:09:55.603+01:002009-09-24T18:09:55.603+01:00Great post.
We are going this weekend and I am rea...Great post.<br />We are going this weekend and I am really looking forward to it.A Thrifty Mrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593954537911177381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-85336655769283440232009-09-14T12:53:01.333+01:002009-09-14T12:53:01.333+01:00Jo - blackberry and apple jam, blackberry flapjack...Jo - blackberry and apple jam, blackberry flapjack and fresh blackberries so far. I've frozen lots because I'd like to have a ggo at blackberry and elderberry wine!!<br />Penny - wonderful tip walking sticks always help reaching the high branches!!!<br />Lucy - I have serious pear envy here, all our young pears were knocked from the tree when our neighbours put up a new fence :( pear and blackberry crumble sounds delish!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175747752387425591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-61121301938507948202009-09-14T11:21:53.792+01:002009-09-14T11:21:53.792+01:00What a great post! I've been making pear crumb...What a great post! I've been making pear crumble a lot as my father in law's tree is laden with them, I may just have to add some blackberries to the mix now I've read this post, yummy! :) xLucy Pursglove-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629399495923026950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-86802699197029942792009-09-09T21:51:16.040+01:002009-09-09T21:51:16.040+01:00He he. The first time I took my husband black berr...He he. The first time I took my husband black berrying he said..... " there are lions and tigers and bears in there " Tip one: take a walking stick. Tip two: do not take dogs...they eat them off the bushes.BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795439175677920557.post-11214442645232833432009-09-09T11:38:26.120+01:002009-09-09T11:38:26.120+01:00They look delicious. What will you be making with ...They look delicious. What will you be making with your haul?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com