As I left work today in a suit and tie I thought it felt a little warm. Once I got in the car I could see why. It had said 50 when I first got in and it did drop to 48 once I got moving but that is still a little on the warm side.

Not too warm to stop by the roadside and pick some dates however.

The streets are lined with date palms and they are full of fruit at the moment. I have it on good authority, and from several sources, that it is perfectly legal to help yourself. So that is whatI am doing.

Last week I collected the just ripe ones that are really soft. Today I collected a bag of slightly dried ones. Apparently these can now be left in the sun to dry further and then be kept.

They may not last that long.