The New Forest Renewal: A 3-Day Forest & Yoga Escape at The Manor

Dates are to be announced for this forthcoming three-day escape in Hampshire’s New Forest. The New Forest Renewal is a chance to step away from the relentless admin of ordinary life , the inbox, the laundry, the people asking where something is when it is directly in front of them , and return to a…

Winter Tide: The Keyhaven Coastal Retreat (15–17 January 2027)

January is not usually known for its good decisions. You spend most of it wondering where the daylight went, wearing three jumpers indoors and pretending a dry January was your idea all along. Winter Tide is a better plan. From 15–17 January 2027, you’ll spend a weekend in Keyhaven, Hampshire, where the New Forest meets…

Gingerly Butternut Soup

This is quick one for a keto vegan Butternut squash soup which quickly heals all of the bad ideas you may have had over the weekend. I often like to pretend I am the healthest person in the world on a Monday, well this is one that is so good at creating the pious vibes,…

Blackberry Crumble Bites GF/VG/NF

I just love getting out with the kids and picking these lovely ones, and this is a great way to be able to take the crumble to beach for desert with out the fuss or the need for bowls and they work great for breakfast too. You can make them in about 10-15mins including cooking…

Creamy Celery & Kohlrabi Soup VG/GF/NF

I wanted a fast lunch and I happen to have been making the Kohlrabi Slaw, which was awesome but not what I fancied for lunch, I wanted soup. So being the princess I am I make a very quick soup, in about 20 minutes, by grating the kohlrabi and potatoes, I was able to cut…

Kohlrabi Slaw

Okay so I will admit it, I was probably abit afraid or hiding from the thought of having to harvest this very large speciem that had grown at the end of the garden this year, It was in no way because I hate them, in fact of all the things you can have too much…

One world is dying, and another is born.

“One world is dying, and another is being born. Let’s tend to both of them with compassion.” Marianne Williamson In recent times we have suddenly found ourselves immersed in an ocean of uncertainty, flooded by feelings of vulnerability, confined to “sheltering in place,” physical distancing or social isolation, while at the same time many of…

The Fin-nel (fennel) Stew!

This is a recipe that just keeps giving, for when you are in the mood to make one meal into twenty other dfferent ones off the back of it. Think big batch, and then soups, sauces, dips, salsas, stuffings, with just a few tweeks this base is a great way to keep the costs down,…

Meditation

A trap in dealing with difficult people is getting wrapped up in their personality. When we can stay objective and remove ourselves from other people’s roller-coaster psychology, we have a much better chance of moving through the situation positively. Tara Stiles Below is a MP3 meditation for dealling with some of the unrest that comes…