Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Category Archives: Travelling
How to make wild garlic pesto (vegan friendly!)
How to make wild garlic and nettle pesto Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged Foraging, Pesto, stinging nettles, wild food, wild food recipes, wild garlic
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Pickled Alexanders, leek bulbs and flower buds
How to pickle Alexanders, three cornered leek bulbs and buds. Includes hot apple cider vinegar recipe. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged Alexanders, apple cider vinegar, Cornwall, DIY, Fat Hen, Foraging, Helpx, home cooking, how-to, locally grown, pickles, self sufficiency, three cornered leek, Travel
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Gorse cordial in the Cornish countryside
Foraging in Cornwall for Fat Hen cookery school. How to pick gorse flowers painlessly and a gorse flower cordial recipe. Continue reading
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Tagged cordial, cordial recipes, Cornwall, DIY, Experiments, Fat Hen, Foraging, gorse bushes, gorse flowers, hedgerows, Helpx, home cooking, preserves, Recipes, self sufficiency, Travel, UK, wild food
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Nettle Tea and the Boscawen-Un stone circle
Foraging for spring nettles and visiting ancient stone sites in Cornwall. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged ancient sites, Boscawen-Un Stone Circle, Cornwall, culture, Foraging, gorse bushes, hedgerows, hiking, history, holidays, monoliths, nature, stinging nettles, tea making, Travel, Travelling, travelling artist, UK, witchcraft
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Preparing seaweed
How to prepare laver, sea spaghetti, pepper dulce and sea lettuce seaweeds for drying and cooking. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Travelling
Tagged cooking workshops, Cornwall, Fat Hen, Foraging, Helpx, laver, sea lettuce, sea spaghetti, seaweed, Travel, wild food, Workaway
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Foraging for seaweed in England
Learning about seaweed from a master in Penzance, Cornwall. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Travelling
Tagged Cornwall, Fat Hen, Foraging, laver, Penzance, pepper dulce, sea lettuce, sea spaghetti, seaweed, Travel, UK, vanlife
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Views from the door
Photographing my travels around Europe, views from the inside of the house looking out. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Travelling
Tagged boondocking, campervan, nature, photography, Portugal, Spain, Travel, travelling artist, UK, van life, wildcamping
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Weeding truffle trees in Asturias
Holly oak tree maintenance in Northern Spain, learning how to grow truffles Continue reading
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Tagged Asturias, Europe, gardening, Helpx, Holly oaks, Spain, Travel, truffles, vanlife, weeding, Workaway
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Rugging in Portugal
Making rag rugs on the road again Another day, another rag rug, or so the saying goes! Just another quick, small project on the road to replace an older green-and-yellow rug that has seen better days. The rug needs to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Europe, How-to, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling
Tagged campervan, Creative Reuse, DIY, driving around Europe, handmade, How-to, reduce reuse recycle, Rugging, textiles, Travelling, tshirt fabric, vanlife, work in progress
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Digging, sifting, pruning in Portugal
Further helpxing in Pombal, Portugal. Digging pools and making friends. Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, Europe, gardening, hard yakka, Helpx, nature, pools, Portugal, Practical Skills, Travel, Vila Colina, Winter, Workaway, Yuccas
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