“Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” I wrote this piece a couple of years ago for Wildaid.. it was the beginning of spring when I wrote, and still seems relevant today… We had a sunshiney day last week, it felt like the first in a while. I took …read more…
We had our first taste of spring nettles last night cooked into a simple nettle soup. I love nettles, they are so rich in nutrients and goodness, so versatile and so prolific. They are found everywhere, especially favouring wasteland,disturbed soil, and my own not so tidy garden. Around now they are at their best; …read more…
“How do you wash in the caravan?” Though I failed to ask myself this question when moving in (didn’t seem top of a list of priorities) its a regular question that pops up when folk discover we live in a caravan. Well, its 10.30pm and I’m snug and warm in the Shamba Shack …read more…
We are lucky to have a lot of elders in our garden & lane. I adore the flowers of this magic little tree, the scent and light flowery taste is so evocative of happy warm days. A favourite summer treat for us are Elderflower fritters. They are to me the taste of summer. We …read more…
We’re in! We’ve had our first week in the caravan. So far so good and its just got better. (I’ll come to that…) Its been like being on holiday all the time, then you realise that this chaos can’t continue cos er, we’re not on holiday and we still have to ‘function normally’, like …read more…