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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Apple Juice
This is the story of a tree. An apple tree to be precise. A tree that has finally rewarded us for all the love we’ve given it. I planted it about 20 years ago. For some reason, and I really don’t remember my logic, I dug its hole as far […]
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There is something rather delicious about a change of plan. You wake up expecting to do one thing, and then find fate has other ideas. Making an even better day than you thought it would be. Friday our plans changed. Last day of half term and we had both […]
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There is something about newly ploughed earth, blue sky and the Autumn sun, that just makes me want to kick off my boots and stand barefeet on the warm soil. Reconnecting with the soil and it’s age. This week, I resisted, but I wanted to. Instead I took photos. Photos […]
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