This cheery, sunny room belongs to the designer, Jane Foster, one of our favourite illustrators. Apparently she was playing host(ess) to a photography team who were doing a shoot for her new book. It all sounds very exciting!
Her photo, with its vase of daffodils standing to attention, reminds me that spring is (hopefully!) just around the corner!
We’re paying homage to all things green in this post – so we’ve selected a variety of items from our website.
We love green in all its shades – it’s the H is for Home colour of course…
…and a green post is very appropriate at the moment with signs of spring all around us!
Spring has sprung in these parts – with the garden awakening…
…blossom on trees…
…ferns unfurling…
…daffodils in flower…
…chicks on the canal…
…bluebells in the woods…
…and lambs in the fields.
It’s a wonderful time of year, with signs of new life all around us.
Whilst we were out walking this Easter weekend we came across a patch of lovely young stinging nettles…
…ideal for making our first nettle soup of the year. Fortunately, we had the forethought to take some gardening gloves and a carrier bag with us.
It was delicious with a couple of slices of home-made crusty bread! Not only is it tasty, nettles are really good for you.
Here’s our simple recipe if you’d like to try it out for yourself:
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