If, and I’m not sure why I’d do this, but if I was to take a vote from friends (and my Eldest’s friends), then I think they’d all agree that I show some signs of being a hippy. Not a hipster. Just hippy tendencies. When I heard of the book […]
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Raspberry picking
Yesterday, we headed off to our local PYO. It’s the end of the season, but still rich pickings to find. We go each year. Not so much to pick bountiful baskets of fruit to store for the winter, but more for the experience. Outside. Fresh air. Beautiful views. Lots of […]
Read moreHere I am: spinning
Here I sit at the spinning wheel. Converting raw fleece into useful yarn. Momentarily distracted by the shadows made by the wheel on the tiles.Struck by the industrial feel. Reminds me of the miners wheel in a nearby town. Days gone by. Right, back to now and making yarn. “Here […]
Read moreIt must be summer
Maybe its the abundance of fruit in the garden. Added to the extra eggs from the hens but somehow the first fruit-custard pie of the year just yells “Summer”. Today I sent the children out into the garden to pick blackcurrants, enough to cover the base of the pan, while […]
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