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It may be the same book but it is a new chapter. Having said that, I will return to the beginning to remind myself of who I am, what is in my DNA, what makes me tick and why I do what I do.

Taking time changes everything. I wanted to share this with you from @Elitzfoods. Because being kind and considerate can and does change lives. If you find that during this pandemic of COVID-19, you have a moment of time to share, no matter what it is, be it time to say thank you, or blog that recipe to share your knowledge, or even your skills, I urge you to do so, please pass it on.  I promise you, you will not regret it.  Here is what one simple act of kindness from me to Elitz that changed lives.  A few years...

And what is means to me. I run around hedgerows, I pick, forage and prepare the delights for jars. I am at one with the seasons, the growing moments in the garden and hedgerow, watching how it changes, it’s magical to me. It’s all I am. This is where I belong, growing, hunting, gathering, and of course in the kitchen, that my happy place, it’s where I feel at home. I love to sit back on occasion and reflect on the delights of the season. And tomorrow I take a step back and wonder at the magic of the world,...

Jam found ! A lot has happen in 8 years, it’s been jammy! I wanted to share with you when it really started, and it was in 1862! Yes 1862, someone in my family had the vision of writing down a jam recipe and fortunately it was passed on, and reached me via an original copy of Mrs Beeton cook book, my mum’s treasured air loom , something she treasured and loving looked after, with its battered pages. I loaned this book after the death of my mother just a few years ago. In it was this recipe with other’s...