https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/05/pomegranates-at-leilas-shop/img_1378/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/05/pomegranates-at-leilas-shop/img_1378/#comment-1181322 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:43:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1378.jpg#comment-1181322 Your father was absolutely right about the pin. I’m from Huddersfield and I have no exotic ancestors but when I was young these fruits were a wonderful autumnal treat. In the early 1950s, after school, my brother and I would sit round the fire with my mother and pick each seed out. The colour, the taste and the intricate jigsaw of each piece fitting together has stayed with me.
I prefer your way. But there was magic in mine …

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