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Studying medlers here, has made me ask for a medler tree for christmas, began Nicky. Autumn leaves falling all around us. Many had childhood memories, mothers making medler jelly and jam; I used to have a medler tree in Sommerset. So we wondered where the popularity of the medler had gone, for it had: the… Continue reading Elders Week 9 – Medlers

For many spindle was a novel revelation, first time seen here in the wood - we were spindle virgins. Useful for making charcoalLatin Euonymus europaeus - Lots of engineered garden varieties one with crimson leavesNature walks as a child, loved the shocking pinkNever heard of it until last week. Used to make toothpicks and clothes… Continue reading Elders Week 8 – Spindle

Two Samhain poems shared by Nicky and Leslie: when the crack between space and timetime to drive dream and vision..I am tomorrows ancesters, the future of yesterday We shared our Chestnut knowledge, and added a memory of our grandparents. My grandmother made the best bacon and eggsThe bucket of sweet fat chestnuts I collected were… Continue reading Elders Week 7 – Chestnuts, sweet and horse

POle Lathe expert David Yule <davidcharlesyule@gmail.com> to nothinglikewood, me Hi Rachel, I am based in Maulden Woods in Bedfordshire.  I have been running spoon carving workshops for a number of years and in the last two years have added shrink pot making and letter carving day courses to what I offer.  When it comes to… Continue reading Elders Funding 2024

Our plentiful Elders met in celebration of Apple day with all things apple-ly filling our minds and hearts with a joyful meander through ancient times and Greek mythology to the modern day with quantum physics of the universe & Apple and Atari computers! We were treated to original, juice-filled performance poetry, shared memories of our… Continue reading Elders week 6 – Apples

Another wonderful week for our elders in Kali wood. Our first rainy day of the season but we dug out our coats and boots and drove through puddles and floods. Nothing’s gonna stop us! We started and finished with the Owl and the Pussy cat dining on mince and slices of quince! Is this the… Continue reading Elders week 5 – quince

'There's no business like Sloe businessI know, there's no people like sloe peopleThey smile when they are lowLet's get on with the Sloes https://videopress.com/v/Dx0s3pbr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I dug out a bottle of slow gin that I hadn't drunk last year, began Nicky to welcome us to the sloe day. Flowers are a laxitive and berries and bark… Continue reading Elders in the Woods – Week 4 – Sloe

We gathered once again under the trees in Kaliwood with Haws and the Hawthorn tree our inspiration for the day. We missed some folk but others returned after illness & trips abroad, a mix of the vintage and new Elder’s and welcome, fortuitous guests! So, what did we come to know? We’ve passed through the… Continue reading Elders in the woods – Week 3 – Haws