I’m having a delicious time over at Sally’s this week, sharing my post about berries. Won’t you join me?
This is the third post from the archives of Norah Colvin and this week she shares her childhood memories of mulberries and her flash fiction that week in 2017 in response to the Carrot Ranch Literary Community – In 99 words (no more, no less) include music and berries. It can be fantastical, such as the music of berries or a story that unfolds about a concert in a berry patch. Go where the prompt leads.
Berry Delightful by Norah Colvin
What is your favourite berry?
Which berries make your taste buds sing?
When I was a child, there was a huge Mulberry tree growing in the backyard of one of our neighbours who was kind enough to allow access to the multitude of children in our family. Each summer the tree would be laden with fruit and we would pull at its branches to gather as much as…
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Love mulberries and, as I’m sure I said this first time round, its strange we don’t grow them more in the UK, given that nursery rhyme …
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That’s true. The rhyme, like most, doesn’t have a very pleasant origin, but at least it isn’t as gruesome as many.
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Berry nice, Norah! 😉
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Thanks, Charli. 🙂
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Nice one Norah … we had access to a neighbours ancient mulberry tree but we climbed the branches and bounced about while the berries fell into old sheets … we didn’t leave any for the birds! Interested to read about those other fruits and veg that would be classified as berries.
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Mulberry trees are great to climb in, aren’t they? (That’s actually a ‘were’ for me. 🙂 )
Sheets were a great way of collecting the fruit. I do feel sorry for the birds though. 🙂
I found the information about fruit, vegetables and berries fascinating. I’m pleased you enjoyed it too, Kate.
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lol there were plenty of other trees that we didn’t have access to for the birds to feast royally 🙂
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That’s fair! 🙂
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A berry beautiful post. ❤
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Thank you, Debby. 🙂
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Thanks for boosting the post Norah.. loved it.. hugsx
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Thank you, Sally. You are very generous to share. I’m honoured to feature on your blog. 🙂
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