really old style living?

Patchwork_Quilt

mardatha wrote: »

Lovely thanks, I wanted some sort of flavour I dont like plain yoghurt, I will try jam

Lemon curd on Greek style yoghurt is delicious.

ginnyknit

I have been very down the last few days, things getting on top of me, but just pulled myself out of my misery -

Breakfast - homemade bread and jam

Lunch - home grown courgettes and peas in omlette with my girlies eggs in

dessert - homemade yoghurt and honey

Dh would love a bee hive but its all to expensive!

Now I feel really successful today - small triumphs but bl**dy good ones I think! Ds was here and loved the yoghurt so thank you Mardatha for starting me off!

parsonswife8

Cheer up ginnyknit:)

We are eating our first two home grown courgettes this evening.:j

RAS

ginnyknit wrote: »

Dh would love a bee hive but its all to expensive!

Do a bit of research on Warre beehives; they can be homemade. This time next year you could get a free swarm if you offer to re-home one.

That leaves clothing, smokers and extractors, but you could eat the comb as it is the first year or so.

Norman_Bean

zarazara wrote: »

Sounds like someone living in outer Mongolia. .

...or rural France. I know quite a few ex-pats here who are pretty much self sufficient with regards to veg, fruit, eggs, ducks, chickens etc etc goats and pigs are popular but I haven't met anyone with a cow yet ... they tend to buy their milk direct from neighbouring farms.
The Self-Sufficency Handbook - Bridgewater is a bit basic but worth a read to get you thinking.
Good luck with it x

Norman x

carriebradshaw

does anyone on here dry their own herbs? I know I can freeze them and usually do, but this year I'd like to dry some as well. I'm wondering if this can be done in the microwave or a warm oven? I'd like to dry some lemon thyme, parsley,chives,mint and rosemary

mardatha

I just pick the herbs and lay them out on the bedroom floor in the sun CB. I always cut lemon balm, and did rosemary for years until it died last winter, and I do lavender as well.

csarina

mardatha wrote: »

I just pick the herbs and lay them out on the bedroom floor in the sun CB. I always cut lemon balm, and did rosemary for years until it died last winter, and I do lavender as well.

I have got lemon balm in the herb garden, if you want some let me know when you come over.......

mardatha

I've got tons of it C. I love it. I make my own shake and vac with herbs

Broomstick

Delurking here! Good thread. :T

I spotted some fill your own teabags at the garden centre the other day (didn't buy any due to not having enough home grown herbs to dry this year plus cost) but it did occur to me that a bagful of home made herb tea bags would make a good Christmas present. They also did bouquet garni bags - a really easy idea to copy home-made, no point in buying the bags and, again, a good prezzie.

http://www.burgonandball.com/shop/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=297

B x