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| A goosegog at my allotment |
With plenty of folklore and sayings:
'born under a gooseberry bush' - where your mum told you, you were born
'playing gooseberry', - being the spare part to a couple
'going gooseberry' - stealing clothes off a washing line!
'great gooseberry season' - when there not much news to report in the papers
On the Isle of Wight, there is a fairy called the Gooseberry Wife who appears as a woolly caterpillar and guards the fruits.
Also called a goosegog in some parts.
In a quaint Cheshire village, close to me - Goostrey, is the annual gooseberry championships where growers battle it out for the heaviest gooseberry. How they get them so plump is a guarded secret and each grower has his own mysterious concoction that they are fed with.
The Photo Gallery theme is macro this week.
22 comments:
Love a gooseberry crumble, yum!!
Helen X
Annual gooseberry championships sounds like a fun event :))
oh i have to admit ive not tried these but my dad in law loves them
Love the photo, it reminds me of picking gooseberries as a kid! I used to love eating them raw off the bush x
Good choice. Two in one, as well. #AlphabetPhoto
Great photo, i love Gooseberries although i am the only one in our house that does. You have made me want to go fruit picking now xxxx
Brilliant :) That's a really interesting choice for T, look forward to the full story x #alphabetphoto
I'm loving the Macro photos today - It makes me want to get my camera out and have a play
The Mother says - What a fab choice for T - so different. Not sure on their story but have heard of them. Will be looking out for your post :) #alphabetphoto
Great photo. I have to admit I'm not a fan of gooseberries after having gooseberry crumble as a child lol
It looks beautiful but I hate the taste, lol. Mich x
I honestly don't think I have ever tried a gooseberry!
We have a couple of gooseberry bushes on the allotment, this year we are going to make wine out of them *determined face*
My Gran used to have a goosebury bush in her garden I remember trying them once. I wasn't that impressed.
Oh I love that - the fairy called the Gooseberry Wife on the Isle of Wight! As luck would have it, guess where we're going on Saturday :)
I had not heard of the fairy on the IOW, that is a lovely little local myth
Mollyxxx
Loving your goosegogs! All these macro shots have been just fab - loving that people are just diving in and having a go x
Excellent choice for T, I'll look out for your review We love Alice in Wonderland :)
oh wow what an amazing place .. i have never seen any book shop like this! x
Not the best filing system to gain sales! I hope you didn't want the book at the bottom of the pile! I do like the old sign.
I love the look of the outside of the shop. How ever the inside filing system would really put me off. I needs organisation when I go books shopping. This would just annoying me and I would have to start sorting it out.
Aaaaaah! This is in my home town! It is a fab shop isn't it! My daughter almost knocked them all over once!! Kaz x
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