The wonderful world of winter baskets
It's been basket making time at Shipwright's Cottage. The garden is full of materials that need pruning so I've been making melon baskets...
Lemon dill sauerkraut
As the cabbages are so cheap its sauerkraut time - a lemon - dill version which is a favourite here. The ingredients are just a cabbage...
What's in a name? Cliabh, Scull and Kishie
These are Scottish names for types of baskets. Some of my ancestors came from northern Scotland and from Orkney, which has an ancient...
Its Basket Material Gathering Time
Autumn is a perfect time to collect your basket making materials. Grapes and fruit trees are being pruned, grasses are being trimmed and...
Curtido Roja or there has been a murder
It's fermenting time at Shipwrights Cottage as organic cabbages are $3 at the local farmers market and the beetroot are also cheap. My...
Birthday Unicorns or is it an Alicorn?
Ah its birthday time again at Shipwrights Cottage. Hand sewing and designing toys for children is a wonderful thing. So far this year...
