October 2016 – The Tale of Two Fig Trees
The first fig tree that caught my imagination was in my grandparent’s back garden. It grew sprawled against a southern wall, with gnarled limbs growing
The first fig tree that caught my imagination was in my grandparent’s back garden. It grew sprawled against a southern wall, with gnarled limbs growing

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