Every Brilliant Thing

annieb64

Going out foraging and coming back with a bag full of sloes and a few wild apples. Looking forward to sloe gin and sloe and apple jelly. Love looking at a full store cupboard and it was a beautiful day for a walk

Rosa_Damascena

@maman - I believe yours is a hybrid of #5 and #6.

#12 - the joy that pets bring (infinite outlay and ongoing costs - vets bills aren't cheap!)
#13 - freshly laundered sheets (labour to strip, wash, hang, iron and re-make the bed).
# 14 - foraging (free plus a fun activity)

purpleivy

Rosa_Damascena said:

#10 - the seasonal fruits of summer, particularly when sold at reasonable prices
#11 - the generosity of others in sharing their harvest (free);

I've been blessed with free fruit this year. Next door has two different apple trees, MIL has two, we have a Katy eating apple (not brilliant for preservation, but mix in with the others) and there are Bramleys over hanging daughter's carpark.  Victoria plums from my Bro today, came home with 8kg.  

This was the year I bit the bullet and bought myself a steam canner. I now have about 30 half litre jars of stewed apple for use over the winter. I love it on yogurt or with custard.  

CapricornLass

Seeing tiny shoots emerging from the seeds I planted, which were collected from elsewhere in the garden.

Rosa_Damascena

@purpleivy - I love a good plum! Sadly I had to get rid of my President plum tree as it was diseased, not a single fruit was unaffected 

#15 - canning the fruits of summer (expensive outlay but a sunken cost, plus the ongoing costs of materials - but the more its used, the better value it delivers).
#16 - enjoying said preserves on yoghurt or custard (cost of preferred base dessert)
#17 - successful propagation from a mother plant (patience and nurture!)

Rosa_Damascena

annieb64 said:

Going out foraging and coming back with a bag full of sloes and a few wild apples. Looking forward to sloe gin and sloe and apple jelly. Love looking at a full store cupboard and it was a beautiful day for a walk

Apologies @annieb64, I initially missed the detail of your post. I totally agree with both, of course.

#18 - the sight of a full store cupboard (costs vary but it will involve spending money upfront to enjoy over the course of months)
#19 - a walk in the outdoors, beautiful day or not! (free but does require suitable footwear - which is a given the older and wiser we get....no muddy stilettos for us OSers!)