tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post6375093299192860397..comments2023-09-15T15:37:15.676+01:00Comments on Mañana Mama: RamblingRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868311511462835246noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-83603578184027260122011-08-26T07:53:11.977+01:002011-08-26T07:53:11.977+01:00The little ones can be VERY speedy where blackberr...The little ones can be VERY speedy where blackberries are involved, eh? Have fun, enjoy your crumble!Manana Mamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-8163884292444309362011-08-25T23:32:18.736+01:002011-08-25T23:32:18.736+01:00Ahh how lovely and blackberry time already. How ti...Ahh how lovely and blackberry time already. How time flies. I shall be out this weekend and hopefully will manage to take some home for crumble if the little ones don't eat them all as fast as they are picked!Mummy Dichotomynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-59195574578286394522011-08-24T22:32:30.384+01:002011-08-24T22:32:30.384+01:00Thank you Sarah, what a wonderful bit of the world...Thank you Sarah, what a wonderful bit of the world to grow up in! Maybe in a few years when they are a bit older, your girls will surely enjoy their visits back there to pick summer blackberries :)Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-22163515962901397122011-08-24T21:58:49.521+01:002011-08-24T21:58:49.521+01:00Oh wow, I adored reading this as much as the image...Oh wow, I adored reading this as much as the images. You write so beautifully and I felt like I was drifting back to my childhood as I read. My family would always gather blackberries every year, it was a very special tradition and one which I remember very fondly and treasure. I grew up in Hampshire and worked in Winchester for a while, so I know and love that part of the country well x Thank youSarahhttp://www.catchingthemagic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-26400419750936128532011-08-23T11:56:05.334+01:002011-08-23T11:56:05.334+01:00Thanks! Not so much a recipe alas. I just mix toge...Thanks! Not so much a recipe alas. I just mix together whatever pears (cored, peeled, chopped) I have to hand with some blackberries, handful of sugar, pinch of corn flour, dash cinnamon and 1 lemon juiced/zested. Then I top it with crumble stuff: so 1 part flour, 1 part sugar, 1 part butter, and bake at 180 for about 40 minutes. Hard to get wrong, crumble!Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-51224937780411329492011-08-23T11:53:16.164+01:002011-08-23T11:53:16.164+01:00Or build a lego raft and row to them? The possibil...Or build a lego raft and row to them? The possibilities for a domestic accident, er I mean foraging adventure are endless...enjoy :)Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-17209482246335413932011-08-22T23:20:58.388+01:002011-08-22T23:20:58.388+01:00what a wondrous tale you weave... alas all the bla...what a wondrous tale you weave... alas all the blackberries near my house are separated from the footpath by a stream and I never can quite reach them. I may just have to throw caution to the wind now and get my feet wet...moomsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-40039650555904301372011-08-22T22:16:07.145+01:002011-08-22T22:16:07.145+01:00yum yum I do like the idea of searching for berrie...yum yum I do like the idea of searching for berries! would love to see the recipe for pear and blackberry crumble. Love the pictures. xworkinglondonmummynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-41239090464342604332011-08-22T13:44:26.084+01:002011-08-22T13:44:26.084+01:00Blackberries tend to be covered in bugs...best to ...Blackberries tend to be covered in bugs...best to wash them off or if that's not an option because you're outside...just don't look too carefully - eek!Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-17001632272788527202011-08-22T13:25:44.343+01:002011-08-22T13:25:44.343+01:00We have a blackberry bush down the end of the gard...We have a blackberry bush down the end of the garden, have never used the berries from it for anything... What if there was worms in the berries!!!!Frankie Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-45858434921491101602011-08-22T13:04:37.798+01:002011-08-22T13:04:37.798+01:00Bless you - what a lovely memory. My papa (who I m...Bless you - what a lovely memory. My papa (who I miss dearly) used to say 'just around the next corner' all the time to us kids. Such wonderful phrases and memories our beloved ones leave us with. Helps to get us through the times we miss them the most :)Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-5553227147761955682011-08-22T12:58:50.626+01:002011-08-22T12:58:50.626+01:00Lucky you! Such a lovely bit of the world (and I l...Lucky you! Such a lovely bit of the world (and I love the name Wallop :) - you must pine after it in blackberry season.Mañana Mamahttp://www.manana-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-14127929384691803202011-08-22T12:00:53.496+01:002011-08-22T12:00:53.496+01:00Beautifully described... My old neck of the woods....Beautifully described... My old neck of the woods. My grandparents live in Wallop (best named village ever!), which is not far from Salisbury. It is so beautiful around there! 30 miles in one day is quite hard core though, glad you stopped in the pub! Emma :) PS. blackberries are nearly out here too, can't wait!Emmahttp://www.scandinaviansojourn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7408793628656295626.post-27690934640320112802011-08-22T10:27:18.227+01:002011-08-22T10:27:18.227+01:00I love your similes, you're making me think I ...I love your similes, you're making me think I must make more effort with mine! You've also got me thinking, so I may be hijacking your comments slightly here but... I went back to the berry picking grounds of my childhood this week too. I stood on the rambling hills admiring the 360 views. It is so flat here in the east of the UK, I miss the west. Something else was missing for us too of course, my dear mum. But it was still sticky, sweet magic to return. And we laughed at the way we used to plead to be allowed to be released from our child labour as we froze on the hillside and she cried out 'just a few more berries'.AlexanderResidencenoreply@blogger.com