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Emma Thompson in Carrington (1995): Movie Review

Mira, The thought-provoking intricacies of Carrington's plot also get covered somewhat similarly in The Object of My Affection and in The Imitation Game. It's sad when the lack of reciprocated feelings gets in the way of friendship, as it ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/04/2015

Celebrating August – The International Beer Day

In mediaeval England beer and ale would be blended with fruit juices to make the brew more nutritious. Fruits such as elderberries, blackberries and crab apple would be mixed in. Sometimes spices were infused as well. Furthermore, while the ...

frankbeswick, on 08/04/2015

Cassie Liversidge’s Homegrown Tea Planting, Harvesting, Blending Guide

Mira, I remember them breaking off, cleaning, and grinding the root for oven-baking at 350°C (176°F) for about an hour. Sometimes there's less and sometimes there's more chicory in the yard. This year there may be enough that I can stock up on ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/04/2015

Coppicing

Torver is the site of an annual fair that includes some Lakeland crafts, so it is possible that a local craftsperson is coppicing to produce the wooden parts of traditional tools. I know that there is a fellow in Dufton [not near Torver] who ...

frankbeswick, on 08/04/2015

Coir Welcome Mats

You are very welcome! And thank you for the kind words.

CruiseReady, on 08/04/2015

Celebrating August – The International Beer Day

WriterArtist, What with wine's apparently more elevated reputation, it's a bit unexpected to think of the movie industry's classic street corner drunk who gets called a wino, not a beero. It's a bit more interesting to consider beer pairings on ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/04/2015

Cassie Liversidge’s Homegrown Tea Planting, Harvesting, Blending Guide

I buy instant chicory here and love it. How did your grandmothers make chicory coffee?

Mira, on 08/04/2015

Cassie Liversidge’s Homegrown Tea Planting, Harvesting, Blending Guide

Mira, The publication is through the U.S.A. even though the author is U.K.-born! It's a beautiful book which I love reading and re-reading. The author includes her own illustrations at the beginning of each tea- and tisane-producing plant's ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/04/2015

Coir Welcome Mats

I didn't know what that material was. Now I do :) Thanks for an informative and fun page!

Mira, on 08/04/2015

Cassie Liversidge’s Homegrown Tea Planting, Harvesting, Blending Guide

WriterArtist, Do you have a favorite tea? It's such an adventure to select the type of tea and then to sit back and enjoy the beauty of preparing and serving it. I find the ceremony of making tea and the presentation of it through pot and cup ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/04/2015

Movie Review: The Princess Diaries (2001)

I would watch this to see Anne Hathaway young :). I sometimes notice actors late, and then happen upon films where they were much younger. Saw Alec Baldwin young the other day, and it was a nice discovery, as he was quite a looker. Thanks for ...

Mira, on 08/04/2015

Coppicing

I believe so, yes just near a mill place so maybe a traditional craft place in the hamlet

Veronica, on 08/04/2015

Shipwreck: the Edmund Fitzgerald

Those are some amazing recollections. Thank you so much for sharing.

CruiseReady, on 08/04/2015

Coppicing

At Torver were they actually practising coppicing? If so, I will be quite impressed, as we need to revive t.his old practice. I know that on my walks through the Lake District my gardener's eye spots the woods that show signs of having once been ...

frankbeswick, on 08/04/2015

Coppicing

Writer artist Thanks for the foraging comments. I love foraging and do leave much behind. Here where I live, the council have planted community orchards where we can all go and pick fresh fruits as and when we wish. But people do treat them ...

Veronica, on 08/04/2015