Hips, haws and berries

 At long last - welcome, Autumn! My absolute favourite (I may have said that about spring and winter too, but sssh), and to my mind, the season with the most beautiful colours. Blackberry leaves will be turning shocking pink any day now, and already the hedgerows are red, purple and yellow.


Hence the autumnal updates on the Secret Garden page - there are also new pieces on the Commissions, Precious Earth and World on a String pages too.

Plus the FOOD! Summer's all very well, but it doesn't have enough crumble for me, frankly. I'm very lucky to have a mother and a stepmother who make fabulous jams and chutneys, so this is the time of year when I present them with empty jam jars and a hopeful, hungry look.


Plus the DRINK! This year I'll be steeping elderberries (top right) in white port, to make the main component of my Elder Wand cocktail. There will also be rosehip and hawthorn schnapps for the Hawcrux. Autummmmmmmn.