I wondered whether to share this here, since our teapot isn't nearly as pretty as those above, but since this is permies I think you'll appreciate it anyway!
Our everyday teapot is one I've had since our old house. I remember buying it in a local charity shop. At that time the lid had a cherry on, but that lid got broken and I managed to find one on ebay that almost matched. As you can see the pot has an authentic patina from the tea tannins (we only ever rinse, don't scrub the pot). The cosy was a gift from a customer - the outer is Harris tweed, the inner Irish linen. I repaired it with a bit of elastic so it fits over the handle more snugly. We use it three or four times a day as we drink a lot of tea! It's a nice china one and is pretty robust, depite the incident with the lid.
our everyday teapot
When our friend comes to visit, our normal pot isn't really big enough so I did buy a huge village hall teapot. However it is actually a bit heavy for me so doesn't actually get used much, but comes in for parties. I have a cat design teacosy that covers it nicely. This isn't mine, but similar:
Any tips on cleaning the roots? I rinsed most of the mud off them used a brush under running water. I suspect that in better soil they develop a better taproot - mine were quite short with lots of side branches.
That's lovely Richard!
So several sorts of deer (babies so cute!), fox, hare? boar? birds trying to nest in camera or hunting insects, and the odd human doing work or dog walking There seems to be insect life at night too, not just raindrops.
Is that over a year? selected hghlights?
I dug and dried a couple of roots. Had a look for the price of it online - fairly pricey! The retail price for a 50g pack seems to be about £100/kg (10p a gram) here for example . These two plants yielded about 75g of dried root, so potentially £7.50.
dried Angelica root
There was a bit of work in digging, rather more in washing and cutting up, but I think there could be a potential income there.... The main thing is though I have a little root to try as stomach calming tea....
The kettle still works and I need it now as our shop boiler has broken, I'm going to reinstate my old jacket for everyday use, and the drinks dispenser now holds kombucha (for a continuous brew).
setting up a continuous brew
What have you been hoarding that is going to get a new lease of life soon?
A graduate scientist turned automotive engineer, currently running a small shop and growing plants on Skye: turning a sheep field into a food forest.
There seems to be insect life at night too, not just raindrops.
