It’s looking very likely that Hannah Dawson will be coming here in November for 4-5 days to offer Equine Touch for horses and VHT for humans. Please let me know if you are interested, for you and/or your horse.
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Loofahs & Madagascar Beans
I’ve been wanting to grow loofahs ever since my aunt gave me one as a christmas present, for use as a washing up sponge/scourer. I’d only ever thought of them as being used to scrub your back in the bath before! I’d been looking for an alternative to the horrible sponge/scourers we use (I HATE [...]
New dog needs a name!
This puppy turned up a couple days ago. We think he may stay, but can’t decide on a name for him.
Anyone?
Burying the Placenta
Grand-daughter Isabella was born on the quinta last night, and today the proud parents buried the placenta under an olive tree in the garden.
A neta Isabella era nascida no quinta a noite passada, e hoje os pais orgulhosos enterraram a placenta sob uma oliveira no jardim.
Grape Juice / Sumo de Uva
1: Set big pans of water on to boil, ready to sterilise the bottles.
2. Pick grapes (fogot to take photo of this, doh!).
3. Wash feet & tread grapes.
4. Put buckets of squished grapes into press (we pressed white (green) grapes first).
5. Collect juice (this is the juice from the red grapes)!
Don’t forget to taste it!
6. [...]
Tomatillo Chutney
This is amazing stuff. Adapted from Pam Corbin’s recipe for “Seasonal Chutney” which she adapted from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s “Glutney”.
1kg marrows or courgettes
1kg tomatilloes or green tomatoes
500g apples
500g onions
250g sultanas
500g sugar (i use the light brown stuff)
600ml white wine vinegar
50g fresh root ginger
Spice Option 1: 10 whole dried or fresh piri-piris, 2tsp black peppercorns, & [...]
