Its getting colder now and this week we have lit the woodburner each evening, so nothing better than to find that for the first time our Sweet Chestnut trees have produced fruit. They were planted 16 years ago, easy to remember as it is the year that Joe was born. The chestnuts, although smaller than the ones that you find in the shop are delicious roasted in a pan over the fire - one of the delights of autumn along with the November mists we are having at the moment! Below are other fruits that are ripe now, quinces,medlars and figs - all from the garden
