Floraandflow

29/01/2025

With the garden resting, I've managed to get stuck into some nice recipes. This mushroom curry from Jamie Oliver was delicious 😋 Pure comfort food.

12/01/2025

As I walk the steps of the winter walk...the world sounds more muted with snow under foot, with subtle bird songs as accompaniment and natures beauty emphasised by spiky ice. Just stunning ❄️ ✨️

04/01/2025

FREE Printable link in bio

I'm not a huge New Year goal setter. I'm still very much in hibernation mode, snuggled away from the cold and eating all the food that's still lying around.

Instead, I'll be focusing on gratitude and addressing some intentions aligned with the wheel of the year as it turns in tune with the seasons.

Practicing gratitude supports the prefrontal cortex in your brain to trigger a release of happy hormones and so may help to boost your mood, build positive relationships with self and others, reduce stress, improve sleep and overall make you feel happier.

If you feel like you to, could do with a more gentle New Year approach, then I have a free

"Thankful Heart"

Printable that I have designed, available for you on my website. Link in bio ❤️

The printable takes you through each day of the week, writing down x3 things in the morning and x3 things before bed. Anything from drinking a hot cup of coffee, to your favourite jam on toast, watching the sun rise, to a frost free day for driving safely to work, to a smile someone gave you in the street and the person that let you before them at the checkout. Gratitude can lie within life's simplest moments.

Enjoy x

23/12/2024

Black forest trifle...it was yum! Inspired by jamie olivers 5 ingredient book. I turned the black forest mousse into a trifle and layered it up with a chocolate brownie base, cherries, homemade chocolate mousse, and topped with whipped cream. Shared with the family for a pre festive lunch... Naughty but nice 😋

22/12/2024

Had an enjoyable time in the kitchen doing some crimbo preparations whilst catching up on crimbo crafty programmes.

Cappuccino ice cream freezing

Hope your all enjoying the festivities ✨️

19/12/2024

So nice to get my hands in the soil and dig up some fresh winter produce! Look at the vibrant colour of these beauties. Looking forward to roasting them and tasting their lemony 🍋 goodness.

Winter gardening 💙

15/12/2024

Hope you are all enjoying your festivities so far. I love this time of year and really enjoy all of the festive activities.

Yesterday was a walk in the forest to collect the christmas tree with a flask on mulked apple juice... highly recommended 🎄

The season seems to have felt pretty busy so far, so today is about rest and rejuvenation. A day at home popping some baubles on the tree whilst sipping hot chocolate and listening to some christmas tunes is much needed.

Sending festive wishes to you all ✨️

08/12/2024

29/11/2024

Gorgeous fresh vibrant greens picked this morning 💚 a welcome vitamin boost in the these winter months.

I love days like these where it's gloriously frosty outside. A crisp nip in the air is accompanied by the low glow of the winters sun to soothe and uplift. It's such a joy to be back in the garden again.

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16/11/2024

It's always nice to enjoy some vibrant garden flavours during these darker days to give you a physical and mental boost. I'm really enjoying some pasta dishes made with my homegrown tomatoes that I dried and preserved in olive oil. The flavour is so concentrated, it is yum! 😋

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12/11/2024

As November is here so the trees will become bare.
What a beautiful show of autumn colours 🍂

Release, Replenish, Rest orange 🧡

23/10/2024

Beautiful autumn apples, freshly picked 🍎

Making these into a strudel and apple sauce 😋

14/10/2024

Making some Spiced Pickled Beetroot with the harvest

Cooked beetroot
White vinegar
1 Bay leaf
1 star anise
3 cloves

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pickledbeetroot

10/10/2024

Oh, it's pumpkin season, and I love them!! To eat, to drink, everywhere round the home and on t-shirts! Making some positive vibes autumnal t-shirts with some iron on transfers, a fun little cosy autumn craft 🎃

29/09/2024

Drying herbs is a wonderful autumnal activity ready for the winters preparations. The darker half of the year is here, so it's great to have preserved some of the summers energy into these healing herbs ✨️

Use lavender for to calm and soothe during the darker days. Great in tea, cakes, baths, and infused in body oils. It is so versatile, and I adore the scent. Lavender is my absolute favourite herb 🌿

What do you do to prepare for winter? ❄️