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Permaculture Cottage ~ Funky Scarf and Chunky Cake!

30 Sep

Friday afternoon at Bealtaine and despite the rain work between showers has contiued throughout the day. I hung this plaque on the kitchen door earlier, a present from a friend. It’s simple, colourful and evokes a sense of what lies beyond the door…the pantry!

Talking of which…there’s several demijohns of wine waiting to be bottled and laid down in here!

Knitted a scarf recently and was thinking about the edging…and after considerable searching around in the craft boxes stashed under beds and other forgetful places, I found these wooden beads, which I’ve threaded onto the edges of the scarf with wool and a big darning needle!

A big and bold arrangement in the vase on the mantlepiece in the sitting room, using some quickly cut pieces from the upper garden…just two varieties here! Simple is best and looks fab!

Simple and easy chunky cake…

  • 12 ozs SR Flour
  • 6 ozs  Margarine
  • 4 ozs caster sugar
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • buttermilk
  • home made Rhubarb Jam
  • Organic oats
  1. Weigh all the ingredients.
  2. Put all ingredients into the mixer.
  3. Whizz.
  4. Add eggs
  5. Whizz
  6. Add a little buttermilk
  7. Whizz.
  8. Line a cake tray, add half of the mix.
  9. Dollop jam on top and add remaining mix.
  10. Sprinkle with oats and demerara sugar.

Bake at 190 c for about 20 minutes or so.

And for a wet Friday evening…what can be nicer than a hot vegetable stew, with big chunks of fresh bread?

Have a good weekend!

Permaculture Cottage ~ A Message…

11 Sep

“I have a message from the bottom of my heart…”   “…all manifestations of life…”      Watch and listen…. http://youtu.be/KdGep07vBtY

My Sunday has been spent inside the cottage, with the exception of walking Jack…it’s stormy and the worst is yet to come…

This is one stormy old day. All photos of today are taken inside Bealtaine Cottage as it really is too stormy to venture out!

This is the Den, where I store all the crafty bits and pieces that inspire me to create, or, at least, attempt to do so.

It’s also a quiet little room where I sometimes curl up and read…

A messy window sill in the Den…but everything is there for a reason!

Did you know that laying sufficient mulch over plants will destroy them, and is more advantageous than using herbicide, cutting, mowing, pulling, raking, or tilling? This is how Bealtaine has developed into such a beautiful and bountiful smallholding and series of gardens.

Just a lazy sunday afternoon!

Listening to Moving Hearts…The Storm…click on the link for a listen too!    http://youtu.be/ynorPAwOyEA

Making compost…this can be made from: grass clippings, leaves, hay, straw, kitchen scraps comfrey, shredded bark, whole bark nuggets, sawdust, shells, woodchips, shredded newspaper, cardboard, wool, and also animal manure, etc…, just thought I’d add that!

As I can’t work outdoors…just looking out the front window…

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