I noticed the low, misty cloud moving in over the mountain, so I left the children brushing their teeth in their pyjamas and nipped outside to pick the plump blackberries in the garden before the drizzle started. Stubborn greed meant I sustained multiple nettle stings and dagger-like stabs from the spiky gorse but I was focussed on getting a good haul s…
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