–but there was no sign of the iconic Anya apricots. A few other good ones, yes, but I was afraid I’d missed them for a second year in a row and there might not be a next year. So I asked.
Her: There might be some in the back–I’ll go check. She came back out with two boxes, saying that was all there were.
Me: Would it be greedy of me to take both?
Her: No, go ahead!
They are small and the color is uneven and that bit of mottling is from sugar spots inside the fruit. Give them a day to ripen perfectly and they’ll be ready to help our apricot-loving neighbors celebrate their baby.
There were two new signs near the farm: saying, not Andy’s Orchard, but Mariani Orchard. I have never seen that before.
I wonder (I so hope!) whether a younger member of the family decided to take it over and continue it on after all.