DIY

Pickled Alexanders, leek bulbs and flower buds

How to pickle Alexanders, three cornered leek bulbs and buds. Includes hot apple cider vinegar recipe.
Gorse cordial in the Cornish countryside

Foraging in Cornwall for Fat Hen cookery school. How to pick gorse flowers painlessly and a…
Rugging in Portugal

Making rag rugs on the road again Another day, another rag rug, or so the saying…
Digging, sifting, pruning in Portugal

Further helpxing in Pombal, Portugal. Digging pools and making friends.
Finishing off crocheted bathmat

Adding the finishing touches to a crocheted rug! Made from reused tshirts while travelling in Spain.
Fantastic adventures in beautiful Basque Country, Spain

Recent adventures and fun times assembling yurts and being tourists in Basque Country.
Beginner’s Land Art; we built a pathway

Collaborative stair building from recycled roof tiles, wall cement and slate flooring. In beautiful Olabe, Basque…
Assembling a yurt, finishing touches

Our main building project at Olabe is now complete! Finishing up the yurt and working out…
Yurt assembly in Basque Country; tips when building for your first yurt

My partner and I have been busy assembling a yurt in the Basque Country. We picked…
Day of the Dead in a van in the UK

Travelling has been bittersweet. You have to be in certain places to experience certain things; new…