September
Usually one of the busiest months of the year in the preserving calendar for me and lots of other busy people. However it is one of the most rewarding. I cook because I love it, and it is also a way of folding up the love I do have and showering people quietly with that love is also very rewarding for me on a personal basis. September is also the main foraging month for the hedgerow fruits and wildings. It is the start of a lot of work going on quietly in the background in order to get ready for Christmas. I thrive on all the hard work and preparation and get much pleasure from doing it. It is a way of marking the seasons and the passing of time. When we are younger time takes forever, but as you get well over the halfway mark you realise that time is very precious and we need to make the best of it. That differs from person to person and the aims and the contents of your own personal bucket list vary an awful lot. September and October for me a...