In response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special challenge, here are my late roses opening in the warmth of my kitchen. One petal has already fallen, the rest are soon to follow. But how blissful they smell (sorry I can’t provide a sniff link), and what a joy to pick roses in November even if they do last so briefly – indoors or out.
The greenery is Lemon Balm, a soothing herb for all occasions, and the apples are Coxes Pippins from the allotment. To my mind Coxes are the best apples ever, and totally wonderful in Tarte Tatin, which is a Sheinton Street speciality when He Who Leads is not having a fit of waistline watching.
And if you’ve not had Tarte Tatin, then you have a delight in store. It comprises whole or halved, peeled and cored apples caramelized with vanilla, lemon juice, unsalted butter and sugar (enough apples to fill a pan in one layer). Then the pastry is laid on the top and tucked all round the fruit, and the lot baked in the oven. To serve, place a plate over the pan (carefully and using oven gloves) and turn out the Tarte. TA-RAAAH! Have a warm evening everyone.
Tish Farrell 
Dearest Tish, you are not late, you are just in time. You came on the evening of a tiring, gray day bearing the warmest roses I have seen in a long while. The focus and details in your photo give it a painterly quality – you are talented my dear. Thank you for your piece of love 🙂
You are most welcome. I’m glad to bring you roses, Paula. And thank you for your kind comments re me and my little Kodak Easyshare, now a defunct item of technology unless one goes on EBay.
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A very pretty table and now I’m craving naughty pudding!
Sorry about that, Gilly. It rather crept up on me as I was looking at the photo, and I was thinking how warm and yummy those apples would be in Tarte Tatin… 🙂
Beautiful roses!!!
Lovely, Tish.
janet
Beautiful!
Thank you, Maria.
What a gorgeous shot – I can almost smell those roses.
Yes, it almost works without the sniff link 🙂
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I too have roses in November – it has certainly been a wonderful summer.
Beautiful. We have white ones still. Isn’t nature a wonder!
It absolutely is, when we don’t thwart it 🙂
They look s o delicate. Pink is such a delicate color. Lovely …!!!
Ooh, yes! Tarte tatin please, Tish! 🙂
I have a few roses on my hearth but I cheated and bought them from Aldi. For £2 they’ve given me a week of pleasure.