Isn’t it amazing how quickly things grow? There’s parsley, chives, thyme and sage for all kinds of savoury dishes. There’s rhubarb for stewing, nasturtium flowers for decorating salads, and ‘wild’ strawberries for enjoying straight from the plant. I don’t know what to do with the marigolds yet. I could use them to dye some yarn, but what would I do with yellow yarn? For the time being I’m just enjoying them for their cheerful colour.
And finally, there’s chamomile, peppermint and lemon balm. We’ll be making herb tea with those later. But first, let’s get some honey to sweeten it. If we hop on to our bicycles we’ll be at the beekeeper’s farm in under an hour. It’s a nice route along a canal, past some allotments, through a wood, and along a country lane.
Here we are. There are jars of honey and an honesty box at the roadside. We could just grab a jar and head back…
Fascinating and very interesting post! Thank you for sharing with us. I bet that honey is delicious! I too knit my own dishcloths now, and you can’t beat them. They have extra scrubability (not sure that is a word!), and wash up like a dream.
Scrubability, what a great word!