It’s National Tea Day today, so I thought I’d share my five favourite homegrown, herbal teas and how I grow them. They are so easy to grow and frugal too. I love herbal tea. Apart from the occasional treat of a hot chocolate, it is the only hot cuppa I […]
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Greener – my word of the week
Mud season is losing the battle, at last. There are subtle signs of spring in the air. The dawn chorus is building up and the twigs of the oak trees are transforming into a nobbly sticks. On our morning walk, the lesser celandines and primroses are flowering in the hedgerows. […]
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Making mistletoe and deer gift tags
I made gift tags this weekend. I wish I could say it was part of a well thought out master plan. One where everything neatly dove tails into a jolly, festive theme. Worthy of a magazine spread, but it isn’t. It’s purely down to the mistletoe fabric crying out to […]
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In the kitchen
I seemed to spend most of my time, this week, either in the kitchen or out in the garden bringing something in to cook in the kitchen. I’ve been baking, canning and bagging faster than the nights are drawing in. Housework has taken a back seat. Good job we have […]
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