Things I've been doing, other than obsessing about the election

Picking quinces:



There's an orchard nearby, with apples and quinces (I'm sure I saw a plum tree too--who knows what else there might be in the other seasons?) that appear to be there for the taking. So I took an armful and made quince jelly with preserved fruit, from a Jane Grigson recipe:



I'm feeling quite British and industrious now. Can't say for sure what I'm going to do with all this jam, though.