Step-by-step to making elderberry syrup from fresh elderberries.
Author: Dorset Dawdlers
How to make tea from Ladys Mantle or Alchemia
Some plants in our garden already there when we moved in to the house. I have always found this particular plant beautifully full when it blooms, with plenty yellow-greenish tiny flowers in big bunches. The leaves also have a particularly different shape, slightly fan like and a bit like grape vine leaves, and a bit…
Easy Apple and Lavender Pancake
The apple tree in our garden broke last month due to high wind. We have a lot of tiny apples that we dont want to throw away. Made apple juice, apple pie, and other known apple things. We needed something different, this is when I found a recipe for Oladi – Russian apple pancake. Normally…
Decorating a small cottage entryway
What to consider when decorating an entry way of an old small cottage.
Our Garden this month
What is in our garden at the moment?
Sculpture and Sun – Lyme Regis
A visit to Lyme Regis to see the sculpture trail.
Batik Cushion Cover
I want to talk about batik, batik pattern.
Sofa so Good
The experience of choosing a good sofa and what we ended up with.
Putting up a barn owl box
The perilous task of putting up an owl box in a wet and windy afternoon.
The pheasant who sold a house
To be honest with you, I think the pheasants sold the house to us. What I meant is, when we were looking at houses, our criteria was that it has to have:
Lino Printing and Colours
Jane tries mixing colours in Lino Printing.
Making an Owl House
We made an owl box from scratch. Find out how we did it.
