I just love spring, its my favourite season and after such a long winter we are really enjoying the warm sunny weather.  The girls and I hav...

Nettles and cleavers growing together This is a twist to the nettle soup recipe I put on here last year.  I have been looking forward to...

This truly feels like a never ending winter.  Its been so cold for so long now, and in the yurt it has been quite cold in the mornings.  We ...

It has been a long time since I posted anything, so I thought I would put a few photo's on here to get us in the mood for the wea...

I have always wanted to make tomato chutney, but I have never had enough tomatoes. I only make preserves if there is an excess of somethi...

A week ago I was having what I call a 'bad mama day' This is another way of saying I was grumpy and fed up.  Normally when I am feel...

  My Big girl just turned 7 and for her birthday I wanted to make her something spacial.  I was given this very lovely, soft fabric from...

  The other day I discovered how easy it is to make really delicious chocolate chip cookies.  I looked on the internet and found lots of dif...