I’ve been making Blackberry Marmalade using ordinary oranges:
2 cups of chopped rind (boil in 2 cups water, drain)
add 2 tbspn lemon juice
2 cups defrosted blackberries
3 cup of sugar
bring to the boil over medium heat, simmer until thickened 15-25 minutes; into sterilized jars, and taste at leisure, yummy …
AN ORANGE IN MY HAND
it smells of San Diego 
in August
you and I
picking oranges
from a tree beside
the red front door
it tastes
of Christmas mornings
and the orange
at the toe
of my stocking
it feels like peace 
in 1945
when oranges
were again
in the corner store
and I held one
for the first time
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About Joanna M. Weston
Born in England, she is now living in Shawnigan Lake, BC. She is married to Robert, an accountant, and they have three sons,
Andrew
Jon
Mark
... and two cats, Alice and Chaucer.
Joanna has an MA from the University of British Columbia. She has published in numerous anthologies and in magazines in Canada, the US, UK, and New Zealand, such as Canadian Women's Studies, Convolvus, Endless Mountains Review, Grain, Green's Magazine, Prairie Fire, Spin, Wascana Review, CBC Gallery, and many more...
Clarity House Press has published several of her chapbooks including:
Berry and the Birthday Band (2010)
One of These Little Ones (1987) – out of print
Cuernavaca Diary (1990) – out of print
Seasons (1993) – out of print
Watch-night (2005) – out of print
