May 1, 2020
Piccalilli making marks the climax of the gardening season. The allotment has been oozing with self-grown vegetables by now. And despite all our efforts to use it all in our daily cooking, the sheer abundance of produce is just too much to eat. This is when our...
Apr 28, 2020
Walking our two dogs Bramble and Jasper makes it easy to be up to date with nature affairs. First bluebells, lily of the valley, foxgloves… nothing comes up unnoticed. For the past couple of weeks our eyes have been fixed on elder trees in hope their blossom will...
Apr 28, 2020
Gooseberries are the first seasonal British berries that come into season around the same time as Elderflowers. We planted ours at our present home some 7 years ago. Our dream then was to eventually have a sustainable kitchen garden to live from spring to autumn....
Apr 28, 2020
This year’s spring sunshine resulted in an unusual glut of rhubarb sprouting in the kitchen garden. You may consider it a blessing but let’s face it, theres only some much jam, compotes and crumbles you can eat. During these strange times of social lockdown and those...
Feb 11, 2018
Neither of us are wine experts and quite frankly phrases like ”Terrior“ weren’t part of our basic wine knowledge. Our recent travels to the old world vineyards of France certainly inspired us. To be honest we booked Le shuttle sometime ago and due to busy work lives...
Oct 10, 2017
Recipe serves about 8 adults or 6 starving kids Pumpkins take over the autumn garden by showcasing their wonky shapes and mottled gold appearance. Crown prince and butternuts are our favorites and so easy to grow! In season from October to December can be...
