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Busy days & Weird weather
This is a strange time of year in a way. I’ve been busy sowing seeds, preparing beds and doing all those garden sort of jobs for a while now as some of you will be aware. I’ve put some things into the allotment but not many due to the weather. We’ve had a few warm…
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Making Fire Cider
I finally got round to making a new batch of fire cider so I thought I’d show you! I used the fire cider recipe from healingharvesthomestead.com which is one of these herbal sites I dip into now and again. I added a couple of things I had which I think will add colour, taste and…
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Busy doing…stuff
You know the type of day when you’ve been really busy, just doing stuff? Well, that’s been my day today. I won’t go into detail about the usual stuff I do like cleaning etc, I’ll just tell you about the couple of other things I did. First of all, I made some more honey chai…
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Wine making with an unusual ingredient and some kombucha news!
I took a break from the wine making for a little while but recently I’ve been making a few batches to use up some of the fruit which wasn’t at it’s best. One batch I did put in a demi-john had a terrific aroma: raspberry, blackcurrant with a hint of rhubarb! It will be a…
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Making Herbal Teas – comparing methods
When making a herbal tea, most people will think either 1. put the stuff in a teapot or 2. just throw them in the cup you’re using – I’ve done both but I have found some other methods which I use too depending on what the tea is for. If you have a cold for…
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Keeping my chin(s) up
Today’s post might not be very long – I am a little under the weather. Actually I’m also sick of the weather. I woke up the other day and had ‘that’ feeling – the one I know all too well. It means the house isn’t going to be tidy, meals aren’t going to be great…
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(Herbal) Lotions and Potions
I am a happy novice when it comes to making my own creams, balms, lotions and salves but I do like to give it a go. I have made a few in the past and they turned out ok albeit with some room for improvement! Many lessons have already been learned such as comfrey might…
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5 Natural and safe remedies you can try at home
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-i72sc-146b763) We are all looking for effective and natural remedies to everyday health probems so I’ve come up with a top 5 of remedies we use as a family. 1 Garlic and honey – Boost your immune system – This is something I make up…
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