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Spring Stinging Nettle Soup!

Young fresh nettles can be collected from January onwards until approximately April. Don’t harvest older nettles! This is a surprisingly delicious and nutritious plant to pick during the Spring when it is young and not stingy! It is very rich in iron and other minerals and tastes very like spinach. Cut the head of theContinue reading “Spring Stinging Nettle Soup!”

Coloured boiled eggs

To dye an egg shell use plants like onion skin ( this produces yellow, beetroot produces purple red, Stinging nettle makes green ). You can use food colourings instead if you can’t get hold of onions or beetroot etc. Add one of these plants to a saucepan of water and boil until the water becomesContinue reading “Coloured boiled eggs”

Tiddely Pom audio Musicianship Easter Rounds

Arpeggio round and descending scale round Bell in the steeple so loudly they ring , This is a Sunday ( Easter ) Day , Ding a dong ding ddd mmm sss m– dms dms dms d– High bells Fast bells Tumbling past Bells (d’ t l s f m r d ) Deep bells SlowContinue reading “Tiddely Pom audio Musicianship Easter Rounds”

Rebekka Solo Violin ,audio Easter Meditation 2 dedicated to my German Parents and family

Mozart Einer Kleiner Nachtmusik Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain Forth He came at Easter like the risen grain Oh Shanaden ( mummy, daddy brother, sister ) I long to see you Oh Lord my God ,when I in awesome wonder Then Christ shall come with shouts of aclaimation and take meContinue reading “Rebekka Solo Violin ,audio Easter Meditation 2 dedicated to my German Parents and family”

Making and weaving a paper heart

This craft activity has very simple materials but takes a bit of practice . Persevere and you will succeed . All you need is coloured paper of any type – (choose two colours) and a pair of scissors. These sweet hearts make a lovely gift for birthdays, Easter, Mother’s day, in fact any celebration. YouContinue reading “Making and weaving a paper heart”

How to make Bread and Hot Cross Buns

Making bread is very rewarding and is well worth doing regularly. Your family and friends will appreciate you making the effort. My method practised over many years does not require scales and precise measuring so you will find the more you do it the quicker the whole process will be. The whole family can enjoyContinue reading “How to make Bread and Hot Cross Buns”

How to make a simple bird feeder

Here are the instructions for building a simple bird feeder using basic household things : You need a pair of scissors, one transparent 1 litre plastic bottle, string or strong wool, three sticks or twigs (2x the width of the bottle) Bird seed or other bird food Take the plastic bottle and make holes oppositeContinue reading “How to make a simple bird feeder”