Blackberry & apple crumble

The blackberries are out super early this year.

I remember back in 1972 owning a blue coat with a hood. My Mum had gone in to hospital to have my sister, and I went blackberry picking in the grounds of the hospital with my Dad. We collected the fruit in the hood of my coat.

I remember this every year when the blackberries appear. It also makes me realise how much our seasons have changed. My sister's birthday is the last day of September, and September was always blackberry picking month. This year they were out in the third week of July.

In case you are wondering – these days I use a plastic pot to collect fruit – I ditched the idea of using my hood a long time ago...