For various reasons over the last few years my beloved and I haven’t been able to take holidays together and all our adventures have been squeezed into day trips; which although wonderful, were often punitive in terms of hours spent in travel and the concomitant exhaustion that followed. Back then we regularly day tripped to … Read more
Back in January we applied to the local council for an allotment and received the exciting news at the beginning of the last week that one had become available. After making an appointment with the site manager to go and see the plot last Wednesday we came away brimming with excitement … Read more
As nights draw in and the day for the clocks going back in the U.K looms closer, home becomes ever more important; particularly for those of us in the UK living under the most stringent covid-19 restrictions. Having a more introverted personality, the restrictions aren’t so much of a burden for my beloved and I, … Read more
Is it slightly bonkers to be excited about a veg box? I’ve just ordered our first box from Riverford Organic Farmers and am really looking forward to receiving it. We opted for the zero packaging organic veg box (priced at £15.35), as this is something very important to us and we have been trying (and … Read more
‘Tottie! You don’t know how beautiful Silverdale is and a tower of our own! Think of that! its a sort of country you never saw before. I’ll answer for it.’ (Elizabeth Gaskell in a letter to Eliza Fox, May 1852) In her letter, Elizabeth Gaskell was writing of Lindeth Tower in Silverdale, and a more … Read more
Like most people I am super conscious of doing my best to care for the environment, and over the years have addressed some of my less Eco friendly habits and made a number of simple changes to my lifestyle. Particularly when it comes to cleaning materials. In themselves these changes aren’t dramatic; just little tweaks … Read more
Last Sunday while out on our walk through the forest my partner and I decided to visit one of our favourite foraging spots. In addition to being incredibly pretty it is also replete with Elder, Blackthorn and most importantly at this time of year, a sizeable crab apple tree. To our delight the crab apple … Read more