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Etsy List: Beautiful Wool

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'Beautiful Wool' Etsy List curated by H is for Home

Wool Week starts today so I’m going to recount a relevant story of something that happened to me recently.

As lots of you readers will know, many of our daily dog walks take place in the hills and farms up above our home. The farmland is populated by hundreds of sheep – and each year, from around April, there are lots of cute lambs too!

A few weeks ago one of these lambs – who by September had become quite big and fat – somehow got his head stuck inside a hollow tree trunk. You could hear his plaintive bleating a mile away. We walked towards him, I got hold of him around the waist to stop him squirming and gently wriggled his head free. Fudge was the epitome of good behaviour as all this excitement was going on!

Although I see sheep almost daily, I’d never actually held on to one. His coat was so soft and warm – no wonder we make all sorts of clothing and homewares from their shorn wool!

Anyway, disaster was averted, the lamb was freed; he skipped off towards his mother without even a nod of thanks… the ungrateful little thing! 😉

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Etsy List: Autumn planting

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'Autumn planting' Etsy List curated by H is for Home

The successes of the summer crops on our allotment have been inconsistent. It started well with bountiful berries & currants. From there it went gradually downhill with indifferent potato yields and then absolutely abysmal with just a handful of tomatoes saved from a blanket of blight.

We’re now planning our autumn planting scheme and want to grow some garlic, onions and shallots. Perhaps even try our hand at some container-grown asparagus.

Hopefully our next harvest will be better than the last!

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Etsy List: Food, glorious food!

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Food, glorious food Etsy List curated by H is for Home

It’s British Food Fortnight so that’s what we’re celebrating on this week’s Etsy List. British food is no longer the butt of jokes. Thanks to the plethora of cookery programmes on television such as Great British Bake Off, Great British Menu and Masterchef we’ve become a nation of foodies.

Cooking & baking is no longer a mystery; the information, equipment and ingredients are easy to get hold of and we’re all giving it a go!

It’s not just about cooking, though; it’s a celebration of growing your own and picking you own. It’s about shopping seasonally and locally – supporting local farmers and producers.

Food, glorious food!
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Etsy List: British heritage

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'British heritage' Etsy List curated by H is for Home

10-13 September sees the annual Heritage Open Days here in England. It’s the opportunity to visit thousands of buildings all across the country for free.

Many of the buildings are usually closed to the public so it’s a great chance to see behind the scenes. Buildings taking part range from cathedrals to mosques, tin mines to swimming baths, pubs to temperance houses, masonic lodges to Salvation Army halls.

We’ve selected 8 of the locations that will be taking part this year. Go check out their website, there’s bound to be a venue near you that should make for a fab day out!

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