The Westminster Mandarine Harvest

Behold the first ever crop of citrus fruit (to my knowledge) grown in Clergy House! I arrived back from pilgrimage to find the Mandarines ready for picking.

It's pretty paltry stuff by the standards of sunnier climes; but to be able to do this in London, in late November, is quite an achievement.

Not as sweet as they might be (which is undoubtedly results from the weak sunshine), they were nevertheless pleasant and juicy - as reluctantly and finally acknowledged by the titular Bishop of Lindisfarne, who tried the first one. However, their probable fate will be entrusted to our Sisters, who might manage to make a teaspoon of jam from them.

There remain tangerine, lime and lemon trees, which are all proceeding well.