Since most people tend to be rather depressed about summer being kind of over, I am dying in excitement. Firstly, we didn’t experience much of a summer anyway here in London this year; secondly, I simply love autumn. I love the clothes – think capes and boots and hats and scarfs –, I love the colours of the trees, I love the golden light, the falling leaves, the mild temperatures, as well as I love to sit inside with a cup of tea or hot chocolate on a rainy day. Also, you may have guessed that: I love the seasonal produce autumn is offering: squash and pumpkin, plums and mushrooms, pears and: figs! I love figs just as they are, sliced into yogurt with honey and walnuts, or served on salads, in desserts – I can’t think of any time or occasion I do not like figs. To celebrate the beginning…
