We gathered in the dappled light of unusal summer sun through the parachute, and shared a feast of food, Esthers salad a glorioius mix of herbs flowers and rabbit food.
Herbs was our homework.
Parsley the Lion. Dill the dog
Recipe Thyme and Lemon cake, but I didn’t make it.
Herbs is my thing, I take them medicinally but I do not like strong tastes. I’d sooner have hot swets than sage tea. I once gave my husband a diaretic and he has not accepted herbs from me since
Borrage, very popular, anti-inflammatory
Big Bath Buns
Lemon balm put in the bath and I smell better than before
Fennel an aniseed scent
Dried Apricot, dark chocolate and a sprig of fennel was introduced as a healthy alternative to a black Jack sweet
Herbs introduced to hide the flavour of meat which may have been going off!
‘Use Fine Herbs’ – what did this mean? Fresh green herbs, rather than rosemary and sage.
I love mint in new potatoes, but cannot stand it in toothpaste.
Herbs, lotions and potions, grandmothers wisdom
French ‘ERB – is grass. la mauvaise herbe is a weed.
Knowledge passed on generation to generation
In Hungry, everything had paprika in it
Rosemary, a deep dive into curing, stronger than coffee, take it slow
In Worlingham wood, I am a hearth keeper and I’ve enjoyed experimenting with different herbs in the cooking.
Fat Hen – delicious – like eating sweet young peas.
In groups we enacted moments in our 16 weeks with examples given by Kally, Nicky, Leslie and Rachel. (Blind Thorn)
We meandered over to the field, to witness the herbs of false chamomile, fiddleneck, borrage, and of course thistle.
‘Never before in a field of daisies has someon sung Ode to Joy to me in German’ said Vetta who was visiting us for the first time, and joined with us.
The Team
Tuesday, the tractor driving Elders got their dream of driving a tractor across a field, and doing some very useful work, flaying the rides and paths.
The Movie
Kinda Elders in the woods 