How perfect that Tuesday was Fish day at River Cottage . The Sea is the theme for the Tuesday exchange with Marji, do check out her great aquatic photographic inspiration. I just hope...
Just a quick delight to share with you from River Cottage, the cooking base of Hugh (as in Fearnley-Whittingstall). This was dessert and we wiped our slates clean, it was so delicious!Orange polenta ...
Just wanted to share a loaf of bread with you Image: Ingrid before I head south for five days. This is Hughs soda bread with seeds, slightly adapted. I love baking soda bread - so tasty and so easy. ...
It was a liberating moment when I read that Nigella Lawson had over 2000 cook books - now I really have a figure to aim for! So you can imagine my delight at receiving a new title for my birthda...
"A tide line refers to where two currents converge. Driftwood,  ;floating seaweed, foam and other debris may accumulate, forming sinuous lines called tidelines." Wikipedia ...
Image: Jenni Today is Mothering Sunday in the Uk. Traditionally this is a day to honour mothers and mother figures. In centuries past, it was a holiday when young people working as servants could vis...
I am starting on a new creative collaboration with my good friend Marji, and just thought I would share a little about what we are getting up to. Although we live a few thousand miles apart, Mar...
Spring has sprung onto my table top... The sun streaming through the windows was the incentive to finally make a change to the look of our dining table (and friends and family were coming for lunch)....
Image: Our garden Today I am very lucky to have a guest writer sharing this space ... my sister Jenni. Hearing about a recent womens workshop she attended I was so happy when she agreed to share...
Just wanted to share a couple of photos from the wonderful day I had yesterday in Sussex with Sarah Raven.Not only did we learn how to make our vegetable garden work for us all year round, but we als...
Marmalade making was meant to be easy.... the recipe in the magazine promised me "The best marmalade ever"- so why was my marmalade refusing to set. What could go have gone wrong? I bought or...
Still playing amongst the trees. Images: Ingrids iPhone A mosaic for a Monday composed of some of my favourite trees from our garden and the Waveney River Valley where we live. Taking multiple ...
Ive got trees on the brain this month... ever since I went to see the exhibition, "A Bigger Picture". David Hockneys latest exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London must ...
It started with a grainy photo of a blackbird feeding in our garden... First step was to try printing the photo on some fine white linen.This is much easier than you would think- see below for my met...
Image: Ingrid Thirty eight birds in one day ... the result of a visit to the RSPB reserve at Minsmere in Suffolk last week. Love birds, but never been a twitcher (a type of birder who seeks...
Last week was a week of contrasts here in the East of England... Either we were bathed in sunshine for our visits to Southwold and Cambridge with Marji a good friend from Seattle, (see her inspiring&...
Image:Ingrids iPad. Words: Mike Dooley These are great words to remind us to keep looking for the positive. Whether it is trusting that the sun will come up again tomorrow or that there wil...
Not trying to make you jealous! Just want to share a bit of Thai warmth with you. Chiang Mai 2012 A little mosaic of my week in Chiang Mai: teak trees, organic coffee, lush vegetation and Thai massag...
Be interested Be generous Be interesting Connect These are the TED imperatives. Just read on Seth Godins thought provoking blog. In Seths words " If all you can do is repeat cocktail party b...
Why I am making snowballs in Thailand? Image: Ingrids iPhone Tag Tuesday is a great excuse to get stitching, writing and inspired by the creative tag makers of the world. I joined last week and start...
I started 2012 with one word to focus on ...write Not much evidence of that recently on this blog you may say! As if that werent enough, I am now going to add another word to my year ... stitch Heres...
Image: Ingrid in Suffolk This image is going to start my year off as my screen saver. Why not give 2012 a great start by choosing a photo of a place you love and add some good thoughts?&nbs...
Rob Ryan, the amazing papercut artist, has combined with Victorinix to help us all to make some virtual bunting . If you want to send a message go here to create your own. Thanks Linda for...
Apple twigs, Lantern houses Stuffed geesesAll ingredients helping to make our kitchen ready for Christmas ... Image: iPhone in kitchen My recent visit to Copenhagen ...
Ive spent the last few weeks avidly reading cookery books, cookery blogs and websites. So much to tempt, so many ingredients to include and ... so little activity on my part. Take Christmas cakes for...
Im back again ... in the city that exudes the ultimate in Christmas style, Copenhagen. Happy days.Here is a starter for ten! Image: Ingrids iphone Take a pair of pears, must be of the Conference vari...
Nothing better on a damp November day than to think about the warm glow of Christmas and the festive fizz that can make you glow even brighter.I came across two delicious drinks to serve our friends ...
Two great things about being back in the Uk are being able to buy parsnips and watch chefs like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. N either Hugh nor parsnips made it to China. So to celebrate one ...
Actually Ive been quite busy kneading away in North Norfolk. Do you remember my long-winded attempt to create my own sour dough? There had to be an easier way, so ..... I decided the best thing was t...
What if you feel like you are stuck in a rut? Leo at Zen Habits has written a great post on "The Rut, & the Way Out". This left me asking myself a few "What if?" questio...
Du verfolgst nicht mehr . Rückgängig machen?