George Penney on Nostr: A bit ago we discovered a quince tree in the front garden of our #NewZealand home. ...
A bit ago we discovered a quince tree in the front garden of our #NewZealand home. Last Sunday I was enjoying an early morning cuppa by the living room window only to spot an elderly lady sneaking up to the tree, looking like she was casing the thing for a diamond heist.
She walked by with her dog (arthritic staffy) then crept up our path keeping behind the bamboo until she reached the tree and then picked one quince before stealthily making a getaway.
The next day she was back again. Creeping up. Arthritic dog. One quince and gone.
And this happened every day this week. I missed a few days, but when I did get up that early, there she was.
I didn't sleep well last night and instead of parking by the window, I sat on a front step to watch the sun rise. It was only when quince lady came along that I remembered her.
She snuck along the bamboo then to the quince tree and she'd just grabbed one, when I very quietly said "Good Morning."
Her first reflex was to throw a quince at my head. She then looked horrified and yelled "IT'S FOR JAM!" before running off.
But she forgot her dog. So I finished my cup of tea, patting my new dog friend and eventually she came back, looking very embarrassed and blurted "I make nice jam."
So I now have a new dog friend named Clive whose human is going to drop me a jar of quince jam by one day next week. I offered to give her a bag of quinces but she refused.
So I'm now waiting until tomorrow to see if the Quince Bandit strikes again🤣
She walked by with her dog (arthritic staffy) then crept up our path keeping behind the bamboo until she reached the tree and then picked one quince before stealthily making a getaway.
The next day she was back again. Creeping up. Arthritic dog. One quince and gone.
And this happened every day this week. I missed a few days, but when I did get up that early, there she was.
I didn't sleep well last night and instead of parking by the window, I sat on a front step to watch the sun rise. It was only when quince lady came along that I remembered her.
She snuck along the bamboo then to the quince tree and she'd just grabbed one, when I very quietly said "Good Morning."
Her first reflex was to throw a quince at my head. She then looked horrified and yelled "IT'S FOR JAM!" before running off.
But she forgot her dog. So I finished my cup of tea, patting my new dog friend and eventually she came back, looking very embarrassed and blurted "I make nice jam."
So I now have a new dog friend named Clive whose human is going to drop me a jar of quince jam by one day next week. I offered to give her a bag of quinces but she refused.
So I'm now waiting until tomorrow to see if the Quince Bandit strikes again🤣