The old ways

In this modern world we are losing touch with some old fashioned traditional skills that we really should preserve. You don't need to even own land to embrace

The weather has turned now & Summer is a distant memory. We have had a wet week here in Lincolnshire & have spent some beautiful days inside baking & doing crafts. ~ I have a love of old pieces of furniture. This is the hand carved top of a wall cupboard in our parlour dated 1640. I would love to know the journey these pieces have taken. ~ Dried Honesty from the garden. ~ This is the only original window we have left in the cottage with some of the old hand blown glass in it. It is hard to…

June is the noisiest month of the year in the garden, from the first light birdsong fills the air giving a true sense of the garden being alive. Thrushes & young Blackbirds are abundant especially after a heavy shower of rain, they scratch about beneath bushes & the large Magnolia tree looking to see what may be found there. Sweet little Sparrows & young Starlings are everywhere too, along with the young rabbits they give George many hours of amusement at the windows. The sun barely seems to…

Antique & Vintage things, baking, knitting, sewing, canning & preserving, growing fruit & vegetables, family & a love of the past.

Summer is starting to fade, the wheat is golden in the fields & leaves are starting to turn. You can feel the freshness in the breeze, Autumn will soon be upon us. The farmers are in the fields around us harvesting, another growing year has finished. ~ We have been very busy at the cottage, even more so now we are home schooling the twins. The decision to do this has brought us all so much joy. ~ The blog has been last on the list I am afraid, I'm sorry it's been far to long between posts. I…

Witch sayings and quotes: "Blessed are the Witches, for they are keepers of the Old Ways of Love for the Earth and all Her creatures" - Pagan sayings spells of magic

Yesterday we had a lovely day out at The Black Country Museum which is just over 2 1/2 hours away from us. This is a living museum where you find many cottages, small houses & a town all set in a time long ago. Travelling through Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire farmers were busy in the fields harvesting. ~ I made Rock Cakes to take on our picnic tea. ~ 8 oz self raising flour 1 tsp nutmeg 4 oz margarine & 4oz sugar 4 oz sultanas & 3 oz chopped dried apricots 2 eggs beaten ~ Rub the margarine…

Did you know the frugal living tips from the Great Depression are some of the most useful still today? These 22 tips will really help you save more money.

Easy, step-by-step directions for making lye from wood ashes. Homemade lye is indispensable on the homestead for making soap, stripping hides and bleaching linens when store-bought products are not available.

If you're a homemaker that's trying to save money, it can help to get back to the basic of homemaking and learn to manage your home the frugal way!