Hello! I hope your September is going well so far. It feels like a 'yellow' month – the kōwhai trees are all in flower, even the little one that grows beside the steps up to our place. And the mornings are getting warmer and brighter too.
My Dad sent up a bag of his homegrown lemons and limes with my sister when she was visiting recently. The limes are the beautiful yellow Tahitian variety, rather than the small green ones you see in shops – so they look a bit like small lemons. After admiring them on the windowsill for a week or so I decided to make them into marmalade, because we are all quite big fans of morning toast + marmalade around here.
I used this recipe, doubled, and it turned out better than I expected. It made about 15 jars all up, so I think we (and friends) will be in a good marmalade situation for a very long time.
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Tom and I have been watching a Martin Scorcese documentary about George Harrison (in installments, as it's rather long) called Living in the Material World, and that has led to a renewed appreciation of his songwriting. I'm really enjoying the G.H album All Things Must Pass and recommend it if you're after some new (old) songs.
Another new (to me) favourite is the thoughtful knitting podcast East London Knits which is hosted by designer Renee Callahan. There are so far 13 episodes up on YouTube, and most include interviews with well-known designers and craftspeople.
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What are you enjoying these days? Wishing you peace, happiness and marmalade on toast,
M
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