At first glance it still looks like a hangover from winter, but there are dozens of plants shooting into life, plants that were still dormant just a few weeks ago. Tiny little green shots. Today, I’ve been protecting them with handfuls of Strul
Training walk #4 7.5 hrs Devil’s Dyke ➡️ Steyning ➡️ Bramber ➡️ Chanctonbury Ring ➡️ Botolph With the best companion 🤍 July2023 #walkthewight
A happy end to a very busy week: I got to see the images shot by @emmacroman from the shoot we worked on together a couple of weeks ago. The feature won’t run until next year {that’s what you call working ahead!}, but I can’t resist
Training walk #3 5 hrs 11 miles July2023 #walkthewight
Low tide dogs A day being on the back foot has it pay off when your late dog walk gives you an extended beach.
Training walk #2 4hr 40mins {including a 20 min lunch rest}. July 2023 #walkthewight 🌻
Parsnip loaf cake. Like a carrot cake, but with parsnips {dug from my dad’s garden}. It also has in it, orange zest, ginger, nutmeg and walnuts. Drizzled with an orange icing to finish. My kids aren’t impressed; they don’t believe
A pre-breakfast dog walk on a different beach - one of our favourites.
This July, my brother and I are going to walk the 70 mile coastal footpath of the Isle of Wight in memory of our mum, who passed away in December. We will be doing it to raise money for @mountbatten_iw, the wonderful hospice, who cared for mum {and u
Allotment pickings. There’s nothing in the ground yet, other than some very young garlic, leeks and purslane, but it still feels like a win when there is something to harvest and bring home. Today it was the first of the rhubarb for a small
I’ve finally given my website a long overdue update. Acting as an online portfolio to showcase what I do and what I’ve done, it now includes plenty of recent editorial work and content creation. Encompassing food, craft + lifestyle, m
E I G H T E E N // Happy Birthday @lily.gorrod - welcome to adulthood. What an incredible 18 years it has been. Thank you for making motherhood the best thing ever happened to me 🤍 xxx
A trip to the @craftscouncil yesterday to see Toast New Makers 2023. In its fifth year, this initiative sees five makers - each demonstrating excellence in skill, originality and craftsmanship - given a platform by TOAST to sell their pieces until th
The March issue of @simplethingsmag is out today. The first of the spring issues is always a sight for sore eyes. As our editor, @lisasthinks, says so perfectly in the opening pages “The return of the light never fails us. Spring arrives not
This morning’s wilding walk in Lewes with @fieldfoodco was such a treat. A stunning walk in the sunshine that finished up at Libby & Henrys’ flint barn for a warming bowl of soup and the most delicious orange and polenta cake. Such
Walking and talking. Thanks @buzzboots 🤍
Advent 💫
November is upon us and so is the new issue of @simplethingsmag. It celebrates all the magic of the longer nights and darker days that this month brings. My Wishlist pages have everything you might need to cosy up from felted wool slippers, a snug c
This year’s prize pumpkin {sat on the stool}. It was also the only pumpkin, even though I planted several plants all from the same seed. It’s more than enough though. We won’t be carving it, simply eating our way through it during N