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Ang Mitten's avatar

Bea, I’m working on a Cromwell kitchen garden. All the references to the growing, cooking and eating in the trilogy suggest it should be possible. This winter, a Black Worcester stewing pear, an Oullins gage.

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Bea Stitches's avatar

Oh amazing. I have tried to grow a quince tree but haven’t succeeded. Good luck!

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Annie Taylor's avatar

How could the holder of the Last Artichoke be sold cold hearted? Shocking. Glad you found them growing. Beautiful things.

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Bea Stitches's avatar

I wonder if I should try to grow them? Then I don’t have to worry about Artichoke Snatchers.

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Wendy Pratt's avatar

Wonderful!

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Susan Hoyle's avatar

Thank you! An excellent read with tonight’s curries—innocent of artichokes, and I am not sure that chilli and ‘chokes would work—but reading about any food while eating is fun, and with the addition of your textile-creation adventure, well, cups are running over. I love the precision of your painting on the cloth, btw. Looks like a hard-won skill to me.

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