A Handmade Life

We've been working everyday at the market garden trying to get things ready,  I've been busy in the field and greenhouse, and my f...

Sunrises...that I don't have to get up super early to witness. Pumpkin bars. Erm... photo here if you'd like to see them...appa...

Chickweed is a pretty unassuming plant.  It can hide in the garden beneath other plants without drawing any attention to itself. I was looki...

Somehow time always gets away from me in summer.  One minute it is the first weekend in August and the next thing I know it is somehow neari...

I've been enjoying making lavender wands again.  This is such a lovely thing to do as your visiting with a friend (or watching a movie) ...

Well, once I found out how well the fresh nettle blended and froze into cubes I knew I needed more.  My friend and I headed up into the hil...

Yesterday I spent the afternoon with some friends up in the hills by our last home.  I wanted to find some young nettle to pick and since ev...