When life gives you lemons, say thank you, because lemons are wonderful.
Close your eyes and hope to see a quiet courtyard fringed with lemon trees. Like little suns growing on the laden branch, the lemon is bitter only to the blind. Lemon mellows saccharine indulgence, grants a sophistication to the baser pleasure, and is best enjoyed with ice and a view (try the Isola dei Pescatori).
Perhaps you wish to commend the warmth of a sunny disposition, perhaps the day is balmy and your mind is in the south, perhaps you are thanking someone for a thoughtful citrus meringue: write them a letter.
"Lemon Tree"
Quotation
Bear me, Pomona!
To where the lemon and the piercing lime,
With the deep orange, glowing through the green,
Their lighter glories blend.
Thomson
Lemon Tree Fact
In the 19th century, the sharp rise in demand for lemons caused by the discovery of their scurvy-diminishing properties and their gastronomic popularity led to such an escalation in the value of lemon orchards in Sicily that private armies were organised to ensure their security. One theory promotes this as a possible origin for the Sicilian Mafia.
Product Information
Product includes:
- One letterhead (125gsm).
- One envelope (125gsm).
- One second class stamp for every five letterheads purchased.
