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Living in the North of Scotland, vegan, home educating, cake eating, woodland walking... no set subject matter here really though :)
The more ancient archives are the old home ed diary starting in June 2005 and evolving on from there.
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books of the moment
The Artists Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self - an intensely powerful and synchronistic way of clearing blocks, old psychological patterns and dysfunctions of the past. Get doing your morning pages, they're amazing!
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fabulous guide to foraging in Britain.
full version or pocket guide (both uk amazon)
amazing Russian books these: spirituality; growing; living naturally; raising children with love and respect; quite magical. Release any preconceived ideas of how life should be (or books) and create your space of love!
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A very well researched novel which, alongside Picoult's usual 'heading to a trial' plot, explores many facets of and perspectives on Asperger's Syndrome. The potential and common effects of AS on siblings is especially well documented here. As gripping and informative a book as Nineteen Minutes
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a great storehouse of food growing knowledge from Dirty Nails :)
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"Girls just wanna have... wanna have fun...", and we still are :)
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Popular Posts
raised beds posted on August 24, 2010 
cake posted on August 29, 2010 
About posted on January 14, 2010 
the melon posted on August 30, 2010 
Scottish macaroons posted on January 24, 2010 
first ever blog post posted on June 7, 2005 
this morning posted on August 28, 2010 
old pictures posted on January 19, 2010 
Spring pics posted on March 17, 2010 
mellow posted on June 6, 2010
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Tag Archives: festive
Scottish macaroons
If you’re looking for a Scottish dish to make for Burns night other than haggis*, these are very good – nothing like the English item of the same name and containing the somewhat surprising ingredient of potato (undetectable, is lovely fondant) – the recipe is on Cat’s blog with pics of them properly covered in coconut, of which we are out [...]
ice cream bombe
Was lovely, lovely pud – recipe up on Yule, pictorial instructions below mouseover: freeze until needed! Related posts:holidaytimesushi, muffins, court and angelsfood and shopping
little logs
recipe here. Go very well with A Muppet Christmas Carol, lots of snow outside and a roaring fire :D Related posts:strawberriesgetting a bit festivespring
getting a bit festive
Charlotte’s mince pies and chocolate logs made by a friend… said logs went very well with A Christmas Carol in 3D. Wonderful film, amazing having snow falling all round us like that Related posts:images from a cycling afternoonswan lakebooks mainly
Summer Solstice
Celebrated by lying in the sun, on the grass all afternoon… very blissful. Chocolate mint nut mylk: Handful cacao nibs, few brazil nuts, a few springs of mint, a little agave, water… very nice, though very rich. Next time will try hemp seeds instead of nuts and vanilla instead of agave Related posts:toast, Valentine cookies [...]
Beltane
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Christmas 2008
Had lovely time with family menu added by request starter: honeydew and cantaloupe melons with pomegranate. main: chestnut and red wine pate encroute – a Rose Elliot recipe from Vegan Feasts; fennel and carrot in white sauce (mustard, tahini, stock cube in mix); roast potatoes; sprouts; sage, rosemary and onion stuffing; redwood offcut sausages [...]
seasonal and busy
not exactly festive but I took these pics in St. Nicholas churchyard the other day and I like them Went to the panto at HMT – outside, beforehand: We sat in a box – was amazed to discover that it was almost the same price as the stalls would have been for all of us. [...]
Halloween 2008
a gentle start to the day: getting costumed up: then off to the party!! Moonrabbit Lucy’s fabulous animatronic butler – speaks, breathes, turns head and eyes… and a little education did happen too Daytime pics of graves as I, correctly, doubted my camera’s night-time abilities… The witches walk took place in the dark with [...]
summer solstice
We do actually eat blue stars Based on recipe here studying sonnets here just now. Apparently in the 1590’s May did extend into what is now our June so not too inappropriate: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of [...]
