A change of season is in the air. It's wet here, and not especially warm. I keep looking at the fire and at the basket of logs beside it, and thinking 'Soon, my friend. Soon.' Meanwhile southern hemisphere bloggers are starting to note signs of imminent spring, so I guess it's nearly our turn to shiver here in the north, not that we've had much of a summer this year. I've rambled at length about our village's cherry-growing heritage before, but today the cherry trees in the orchards are just Continue Reading