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Fleetneedles Forage: The Origins of Halloween
I prefer Halloween to Christmas.
Read the full story..Book Review – Embellish with Relish: Bring Your Store Cupboard to Life
Embellish with Relish, written by the co-founder of the Hawkshead Relish Company Marie Whitehead, is a treat.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Heavenly Hives at Manchester Cathedral
Since cultivating my bee garden, I’ve grown increasingly interested in the life cycle of bees. I’ve fancied doing a beekeeping course for ages so I was over the moon to be able to visit the hives at Manchester Cathedral.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Burning Summer
It’s been a weird summer over here at Fleedneedles Forage.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: May Trees
The month of May is always the blossom month to my mind, but as the apple, pear and cherry blooms begin to fall the hawthorn is just coming into its own.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: The Roses of the North
Roses are an enduring icon of the North: red for Lancashire and white for Yorkshire.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: how do you like them apples?
Apples are taken for granted in our supermarket multi-choice world.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Deck the Halls
It’s hard to believe it’s December and Christmas is upon us. It’s the time of year when fairy lights in various hues begin to adorn houses along our street, and Christmas trees appear overnight with neon twinkles and gaudy baubles.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: The Magic of the Elder Tree
A few weeks ago I bought a copy of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Waste Not, Want Not
Inexplicably, Autumn is already beckoning and there are brambles, plums, apples and a host of other fruits ripening aplenty.
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