a-colouring

Updated: April 12, 2026

And the worst time of year for such work too, when the May-Dukes is in, and the Hearts a-colouring!" Crusty John in Alice Lorraine. The Vale of Evesham has the credit of being the birthplace of two most valuable plums the Damascene, and the Pershore, or Egg plum.

Arthur H. Savory - Grain and Chaff from an English Manor