Tag Archives: herbs

Silmarils

By Lucy | Published July 10, 2010

Listening to an audiobook of The Silmarillion just now while browsing the Atlas of Middle Earth. This follows on from our epic watching of the extended versions of all three Lord of the Rings films in preparation and inspiration for our own mountain quest. Nice to be back in Middle Earth other jewels: smoothie and [...]

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green soup and juice, raw chocolate pud

By Lucy | Published June 27, 2010

recipe up here been drinking wheatgrass juice with friends Raw chocolate pudding teamed up with Swedish Glace (booja booja stuff in a tub is raw if you prefer). Pudding was made thus: grind up some raw chocolate nibs (could use cocoa though of course not raw) then blend with a large avocado and 2 ripe bananas with a squirt [...]

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fruitful flowers and summer reading

By Lucy | Published June 24, 2010

It’s wonderfully warm here just now. In between all the cycling, walking, climbing and meeting badgers in the woods were loving the cool of the pool and reading in the sun Fiction being perused: Mariana, a gentle tale of reincarnation and time slipping and the latest Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White – very impressed [...]

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mellow

By Lucy | Published June 6, 2010

 a very mellow listen: Deltadream - based on the ancient lost Solfeggio frequency “Ut”, a tone linked with releasing guilt and fear, the shorter track there is a free download.   mellow and cooling eat: minted noodle soup books weve been mellowing out to in the sun: Named of the Dragon, a gentle mystery, writers, Arthurian and Tudor [...]

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herbish

By Lucy | Published May 24, 2010

and as recommended by the tasty herbalsist – a totally gorgeous tea this one, were drinking it with the fresh leaves just now :)  fruitish: and finally some more plantings of lettuce and salad leaves: a favourite book being perused just now – the complete book of herbs Related posts:good things going on in the worldfrogsJodi [...]

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stones, chickens, nettles

By Lucy | Published May 18, 2010

Parkhouse stone circle – we have visited this circle so many times, having lived closeby for 12 years, that it always feels very welcoming and familiar At the farming museum we saw a Rhode Island Red mum with Silkie chicks (she had sat on the eggs): The dandelion pancakes have been written up here, chive [...]

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planting log, sitting, eating, stones and sea

By Lucy | Published May 15, 2010

I have just planted over 300 little leeks, lots of kale and purple sprouting brocolli seedlings, carrots, radish, garlic, basil, sunflowers and flat leaf parsley as an alternative to the madly (but wonderfully) continually self seeding curly The thinking of the planting this year is to grow things that both do well up here and that [...]

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wood sorrel

By Lucy | Published April 25, 2010

 beautiful plant – edible too Perfect book for this time of year if interested in wild foods and foraging: Richard Mabey’s Food for Free Related posts:snow and trollswritingflower power

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growth

By Lucy | Published April 15, 2010

Planted my berry bushes from Suttons yesterday, well protected there from the rabbits Potatoes are going in today… Dipping into the Anastasia series again to get truly inspired again with growing, so different from anything else I’ve ever read.  Made wonderful leek, potato and wild garlic soup from the recipe on Cat’s blog Related posts:creations [...]

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of Russians and swans

By Lucy | Published April 8, 2010

Totally loving the gorgeous springness that is all around now Had some lovely wild garlic pesto yesterday and think may do same today. Seems to have less of a garlic hit when very young though still very good. Swans are still following us around – whooping ones fly over the garden and woods regularly just [...]

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