foraging

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020autumn, baking, blackberries, cooking, craft, Creativity, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, fruit, mother, Outdoors, Parenting

Brambly hedge

As a kid, I have a fond memory of going blackberry picking with my mum the first weekend after school had started […]

May 7, 2020baking, cooking, Creativity, date, decoration, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, fun, indoor, sea buckthorn, seasonal, self-care

Choux stopper

Last week I said that I’d share the recipe Daf and I created as one of our “date jar” activities, so to […]

April 28, 2020Activity, adventure, change, communication, cooking, Creativity, date, emotions, family, family time, feelings, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, learning, love, mental health, mother, patience, perseverance, positivity, relationship, self-care

We never change

Daf and I have never been particularly good at “date night”. Early on the pressure to do something super original and fun […]

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020baking, basic need, batch cooking, birthday, busyness, community, cooking, Creativity, expression, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, fruit, fun, mother, Parenting, seasonal, self-care, vegetables, winter, work, work/life balance

Our daily bread

Creativity, experimentation, an awakening of senses, connections, celebrations, enjoyment, fun, laughter, family, necessity, daily, basic need…what do all these connotations have in […]

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Christmas, craft, Creativity, decoration, family, family time, foraging, glitter, Holiday, mother, Outdoors, painting, Parenting, presents, seasonal, winter, wrapping

Deck the halls

If you’re anything like me when your kid brings home a delightful hand-crafted decoration from school, you’ll do the classic “that’s lovely […]

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019autumn, body, change, cold, face, face cream, family, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, mother, Outdoors, sea buckthorn, seasonal, self-care, winter

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

I don’t want to give the impression that I absolutely hate the cold and live longing for the summer. That’s not completely […]

March 20, 2019March 21, 2019Creativity, Food, Health, Nutrition, Outdoors

For a limited time only

I thought I’d better get this recipe up quick before the key ingredient disappears from our river beds. Who out there loves […]