• RT @FrydDesign: 3 BY FRYD is out. I´m so so happy and really need some sleep now! http://t.co/mCxOA8PU
  • from a walk in the fields, between one stile and the next. http://t.co/QzR2NPeR
  • piglets squealing in the barn! http://t.co/snUIQn8c
  • crossing the farm after a last afternoon of woodwork.
  • tried & true: tailor's chalk. http://t.co/cwavZpZX
  • a field of rye. http://t.co/uGAYq1Ar
  • one last bit of wheel-throwing at the pottery studio. http://t.co/BYhLSvTo
  • cottontail sitting out in the bright morning garden. such a day.
  • a story of the concord grape: http://t.co/HLhn852q
  • RT @Jess_Keating: Words I like to hear: "Save room, there's pie."

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winter bread

elisa | 20/12/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: aidan chapman, baking, culture, fermenting, flatbread, pannetone, pizza, recipe, river cottage, river cottage cookery school, sourdough, spelt, the phoenix bakery

willow stars

elisa | 15/12/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: blooming green, christmas, coppicing, devon, dorset, floristry, learning, ornaments, quarterly, river cottage, sarah harper, solstice, willow

marbles

elisa | 14/12/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: games, history, marbles, revival, toys, traditional

stevia

elisa | 13/12/2011 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: decanting, design, dishes, jelly, sculpture, stevia, sugar, takenobu igarashi, teapot, tools, toothpaste, yogurt

tufted pillow

elisa | 08/12/2011 | 10 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: decorating, interiors, learning, linens, pillow, sewing

jacks

elisa | 07/12/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: games, gifts, toys, traditional

rustic wreath

elisa | 06/12/2011 | 7 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apple, floristry, flowers, holiday, learning, snow, wreath

painted daybed

elisa | 01/12/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: chalk paint, cottage, daybed, london, refinishing, sally bourne interiors, workshop

charcoal filter

elisa | 30/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: bath, charcoal, england, glass, japan, kettle, non-toxic, sally bourne interiors, sustainable, table, water filter

pomander

elisa | 29/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cloves, moths, oranges, pottery

crocheted throw

elisa | 24/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: country cottages, countryside, fingerless gloves, kettle, socks, wood stove, wool

boot scraper

elisa | 23/11/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: blacksmith, boot stand, cottage, countryside, tools, wellington boots

sweet chestnuts

elisa | 22/11/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: alÿs fowler, corsica, countryside, foraging, marron, nuts, paris, sweet chestnut, traditional, wildcrafting

hand puppets

elisa | 17/11/2011 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: antique, birthday, crafts, hand-crank, needle-felting, sewing, treadle

boot stand

elisa | 16/11/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: chalk paint, country cottages, countryside, refinishing, wellington boots

honey lemon

elisa | 15/11/2011 | 14 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: colds, honey, lemon, natural, remedies, traditional

hood

elisa | 10/11/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: design, knitting, learning, pattern

bellows

elisa | 09/11/2011 | 3 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: ancient, bellows, country cottages, victorian, wood stove

autumn bouquet

elisa | 08/11/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: berries, bouquet, flowerona, flowers, hand-tying, local, rona wheeldon, rosehips, seasonal

quilting & piping

elisa | 03/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: cushion, learning, pillow, piping, pleats, quilting, sewing, smocking, studies

typewriter

elisa | 02/11/2011 | 5 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: fountain pen, moleskine, typewriter, writing

rosehip cordial

elisa | 01/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, infusion, medicinal, muslin, preserving, river cottage

bookbinding

elisa | 27/10/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: baking, birthday, bookbinding, cordial, elderflower, jelly, tea, torte

tea warmer

elisa | 26/10/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: kettle, tea, tea warmer, teapot, tray, wood stove

apple wine

elisa | 25/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apple, brewing, demijohns, ginger, kits, pears, press, rosehips, wine

teaspoon crock

elisa | 20/10/2011 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: clay, pottery, silver, sprig, studio, wheel

outdoor thermometer

elisa | 19/10/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, tried & true

honey nuts

elisa | 18/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: foraging, honey, nuts, preserving, river cottage, wildcrafting

crocheted coaster

elisa | 13/10/2011 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: antique, crochet, pattern, wax

neti pot

elisa | 12/10/2011 | 3 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true

toothpaste

elisa | 11/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: birch, coconut oil, ecological, health, non-toxic, organic, recipe, sea salt, stevia, toothpaste

nightclothes

elisa | 06/10/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: antique, cottage, dressmaking, frock, organic, pattern, peasant, sewing, traditional, treadle

cork block

elisa | 05/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true

autumn greenhouse

elisa | 04/10/2011 | 3 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cleaning, garden, gardening, greenhouse, organising, tomatoes

shoemaking

elisa | 29/09/2011 | 9 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: crafts, handmade, london, shoemaking

painted cupboard

elisa | 28/09/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: bunting, cottage, organising, painting, quilting, refinishing, sewing, studio

nettle tincture

elisa | 27/09/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apothecary, foraging, health, herbs, infusion, nettles, tincture, wild veg, wildcrafting

rolled candles

elisa | 22/09/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted

chalk paint

elisa | 21/09/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: annie sloane, antique, bloomsbury group, chalk paint, charleston farmhouse, french, furniture, refinishing, wax

nettle infusions

elisa | 26/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, spring, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, grandmother, infusion, nettles, rosehips

mozzarella experiment

elisa | 25/11/2010 | 1 comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: animal vegetable miracle, cheese-making, lasagna, raw milk

darning socks

elisa | 24/11/2010 | 1 comment | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: knitting, mending, socks

rosehip infusion

elisa | 23/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, foraging, milk, mozzarella, preserving, river cottage, rosehips

craft cupboard

elisa | 22/11/2010 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: antique, art, crafts, organising

real milk

elisa | 19/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cottage, cows, garden, lathe, plaw hatch farm, raw milk

enamelled cookware

elisa | 17/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: cookware, cottage, deer, fox

quilting fabrics

elisa | 12/11/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: country cottages, fabric, london, munich, paris, patchwork, quilting, vancouver, workshop

homemade laundry powder

elisa | 11/11/2010 | 5 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cottage, laundry, london, recipe, sussex

cottage

elisa | 10/11/2010 | 7 comments | categories: autumn
tags: country cottages, countryside, eggs, hens, homeschooling, london, preserving, sussex

sick day

elisa | 05/11/2010 | 3 comments | categories: autumn
tags: homemade home

quince brandy

elisa | 04/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: country cottages, infusion, liqueur, nettles, preserving, quince, sloes

sloe gin

elisa | 03/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: foraging, liqueur, preserving, river cottage, sloes

apple picking

elisa | 02/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: alÿs fowler, apple, edible garden, granny, preserving, pumpkin, quince, rosehips, sloes

fingerless gloves variation

elisa | 27/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, handcrafted
tags: fingerless gloves, knitting, pattern

writing book

elisa | 26/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: fountain pen, moleskine, tea, writing

hunting

elisa | 25/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn
tags: country cottages, london

flask

elisa | 22/10/2010 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, tried & true
tags: fingerless gloves, flask, knitting, socks, wool

green tomato chutney

elisa | 21/10/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: chutney, preserving, tomatoes

wild damsons

elisa | 19/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: damsons, foraging, wild fruit

mincemeat

elisa | 18/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: mincemeat, tomatoes

returning to münchen

elisa | 13/10/2010 | 3 comments | categories: autumn
tags: belle & sebastian, fingerless gloves, münchen

the wonderful weekend book

elisa | 08/10/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn
tags: book, munich, travel

green tomatoes

elisa | 06/10/2010 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: carrots, harvest, tomatoes

elderflower liqueur revisit

elisa | 04/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, liqueur, preserving

l'adventure des objets

elisa | 30/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn
tags: art, paris

gazing at the ceiling

elisa | 29/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn
tags: crêpes, paris

london garden harvest

elisa | 27/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: garden, garlic, harvest, mouli, tomatoes

kissing pleat pillow

elisa | 23/09/2010 | 5 comments | categories: autumn
tags: cushion, learning, linens, pillow, pleats, sewing, studies

autumn plans

elisa | 21/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn
tags: drawing, london, paris, plans

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