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A Taste of Times Past Rediscover the flavours and fragrances from bygone eras....Learn to make bread, churn butter and create curd cheeses...make vinegars and fresh pickles...

Relaxing by the stove..it's not cold yet ..but who can resist a real fire?
19/09/2026

Relaxing by the stove..it's not cold yet ..but who can resist a real fire?

With a final rasping of orange zest the final batch of mincemeat is slowly coming to the simmer, filling the whole house...
19/09/2026

With a final rasping of orange zest the final batch of mincemeat is slowly coming to the simmer, filling the whole house with one of the delicious scents of the approaching Yuletide.

Today will be a chutney sort of day..3 more kilos of tomatoes and peppers..and still more to come!
18/09/2026

Today will be a chutney sort of day..3 more kilos of tomatoes and peppers..and still more to come!

...and still the garden gives precious bounty...2 kilos of tomatoes and more peppers...with the promise of aubergines ( ...
05/09/2026

...and still the garden gives precious bounty...2 kilos of tomatoes and more peppers...with the promise of aubergines ( as long as I stays clement..I don't have a greenhouse sadly.. until I build a brick and glass one... anything else blows away .. usually during the " "lively breezes " we get in Llansaint.. according to BBC weather)..cough.

The tomatoes are still going strong? Lots more preserving to come.
04/09/2026

The tomatoes are still going strong? Lots more preserving to come.

04/09/2026

I was horrified to find out today that acts of vandalism has happened over the weekend in the Dairy. No doubt feral children! My beautiful pestle and mortar was found full of salt, herbs, onions and flour...and my fresh herbs had been covered in salt! What a waste!! I'm very angry šŸ˜”..how dare parents allow their children to run wild ..I'm sure they would be delighted if I committed acts of vandalism in their houses.
We have had to throw all the herbs, empty 2 big flour boxes ( what a waste of our beautiful flour! ) and my colleague spent hours cleaning up the mess and scrubbing out my pestle and mortar. There is steam coming out of my ears...

Chocolate cherry tomatoes..seed saving for next year..they are so delicious!
31/08/2026

Chocolate cherry tomatoes..seed saving for next year..they are so delicious!

Due to the weather yesterday and the "brisk" breeze...cough...I gathered another kilo of beautiful garden tomatoes...and...
31/08/2026

Due to the weather yesterday and the "brisk" breeze...cough...I gathered another kilo of beautiful garden tomatoes...and then, having noticed the peaches I bought a few weeks ago, are finally ripe...it made sense to combine them to make another delicious chutney to hoard away for winter.

Support your local artisans, producers and artists/ crafts people....they represent your land and heart....
18/02/2026

Support your local artisans, producers and artists/ crafts people....they represent your land and heart....

I had a fabulous time with Bwyd Abertawe on Monday. We had a sourdough session.. which was great...but we all sat down a...
18/02/2026

I had a fabulous time with Bwyd Abertawe on Monday. We had a sourdough session.. which was great...but we all sat down and had the best lunch too...the lovely ladies bringing several dishes which went brilliantly with the soup I made...what is better than a shared table...lots of stories and much laughter!

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