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Just finished Death In the Dark by Moray Dalton and about to begin The Stretton Darknesse Mystery by the same author. This is the fourth book I've read of hers and really enjoying them. She wrote Golden Age Mysteries between 1924 and 1951.

When Doves Cry ~ Prince

Here's a picture I found comparing the two. They're quite distinct, especially the flowers. It says black nightshade is mildly toxic when green, but fine when ripe.

of onions, much like

I remember finding wild strawberries as a child, tiny like you say and pretty tasteless, but we ate them anyway 😁 It's a wonder we didn't poison ourselves with all the things we tried eating, although we'd been warned about the really obvious ones, deadly nightshade, castor oil seeds etc. I only discovered recently that what I thought was deadly nightshade is actually black nightshade, and the berries are fine to eat. I can also remember my mother saying wild fennel was poisonous and that's quite edible too. One mistake I made though, was picking what I thought were hawthorn berries, I was going to try making hawthorn jelly. I put them in the deep freeze and forgot about them and they must have eventually been thrown away. Years later, I found out they were barberry berries which are very poisonous.

I Say a Little Prayer ~ Dione Warwick

What impressed me the most is how he had a concert and sang creditably only a couple of weeks before he died. I think the TV series the family made showed a quite different side to him, he was really just a softie.

Any photos from your holiday, Willoyd?

on a rainy autumn

Like a Rolling Stone ~ Bob Dylan

Wow! Berry/fruit picking is just about a full-time job! You certainly get plenty of vitamin C over summer 😍 Do you just eat the peaches fresh or use them for pies etc as well? Do you get nectarines and apricots? I think they’re my favourites.

clung delicately, reminiscent of

How big are your containers, Muggle? And how long does it take to fill them? Those blackberries look so luscious, I would love a blackberry and apple pie right now! Do you freeze them at all?

Heart of Glass ~ Blondie

windswept and interesting, although

Wild blackberries in the garden are a nuisance here too. Very invasive and difficult to get rid of. But we used to pick them along the side of the road in the country. All sprayed now, so not safe to eat. However, there are thornless varieties available for the home gardener, I've always meant to get some.

Sad news. Very popular here in the 50's and 60's. It sounds like it's a pity her father wouldn't let her marry Bobby Darin.

standing on one leg

Wishing It Was You ~ Connie Francis

the often overlooked and

Life In Slow Motion ~ David Gray

but most importantly, fluffy

All I Want ~ Joni Mitchell

I've heard of this too, sounds so painful, like having something in your eyes all the time 😢

Really hope the eye irritation settles soon, Muggle 😘