https://eldrum.co.uk/about/2023-10-19T09:08:21+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/interior-design/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_20191109_150237.jpgIMG_20191109_150237https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_20191026_152017.jpgIMG_20191026_152017Silver birch detailing.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_20191026_152009.jpgIMG_20191026_152009Dining room detailshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_20191026_151848.jpgIMG_20191026_151848A panoramic view of the dining room, with rich teal green on three walls and a gorgeous red on the fourth wall.2023-10-19T09:07:12+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/news/2023-10-19T09:05:55+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/hands-in-the-earth-hedgerow-herbs-distance-course/2023-10-19T09:02:49+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/buy-my-goods/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1050157.jpgMandrake fabricA sample of my mandrake design fabric.2023-10-19T09:00:58+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/upcoming-workshops-talks/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lavenderhops.jpglavenderhopshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1070673.jpgP1070673https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/320795_10150312545448844_729808843_7873336_538488057_n.jpg320795_10150312545448844_729808843_7873336_538488057_n2023-10-19T09:00:16+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/herbal-consultations-and-workshops/2023-10-19T08:58:54+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/contact-me/2023-10-19T08:54:58+00:00weekly0.6https://eldrum.co.uk/2022/04/16/confessions-and-musings-trigger-warning/2022-04-19T18:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2021/05/14/ground-ivy-elixir-excerpt-from-wild-medicine-spring/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/glechoma-13.jpgglechoma 132021-05-14T19:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2021/05/11/birch-infused-oil-and-salve-excerpt-from-wild-medicine-spring/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/betula-pendula.jpgbetula pendula2021-05-12T23:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2021/05/07/a-charm-for-joy-poem/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lamium-album-5.jpglamium album 52021-05-20T09:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2021/05/04/back-to-it/2021-05-04T08:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2021/03/23/im-back-did-you-miss-me/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_20210110_155327.jpgIMG_20210110_1553272021-03-23T15:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/01/28/london-brighton-and-the-sea-queen/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050638.jpgP1050638The sea - always a beautiful thing...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1070886.jpgP1070886Quirky oak tree - this picture really doesn't capture all the colours and shapes on this tree, but hopefully better pictures will be taken when I have finished it!!2020-09-26T12:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/04/08/mythic-march/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/candlesfeb2011-087.jpgcandlesfeb2011 087Taken last April. Odd given that the buds haven't even opened yet this year...2020-09-26T12:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/07/16/midsummer-roses/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080636.jpgHedge rosesHedge roseshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1060169.jpgDrying rose petalsDrying rose petalshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/candlesfeb2011-003.jpgJapanese RoseJapanese Rose, or Rosa rugosahttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080631.jpgEglantine Rose, or Sweet BriarEglantine Rose, or Sweet Briar2020-09-26T12:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/07/24/july-in-the-hedgerows/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080820.jpgP1080820...Toil and Trouble... I just hope the results are worth it!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080817.jpgP1080817Ash keys, ready for preparation.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080853.jpgP1080853Cherry brandy, already beginning to turn a beautiful red colourhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p1080816.jpgP1080816Chopped Picota cherries2020-09-26T12:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/08/05/lammas-and-blackcurrants-and-hares-oh-my/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1080870.jpgP1080870Harvest Hares!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1080869.jpgP1080869Stewed fruit, just before the sugar was added! This lot turned a gorgeous rich red brown once the sugar was added and it had been boiled a while.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1080866.jpgP1080866Bramley apples and blackcurrants2020-09-26T12:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2013/09/22/hawthorn-shenanigans/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/crataegus-fruct-2.jpgcrataegus fruct 2Hawthorn berries2020-09-26T12:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/12/18/tidings-of-winter/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070667.jpgP1070667Frozen rosehips (Rosa canina) these'll be great for syrups now, but oh so squidgy once they thaw...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070660.jpgP1070660https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070695.jpgP1070695Ivy against the skieshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070655.jpgP1070655... that sun...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070623.jpgP1070623One of the last few hawthorn leaves clinging on for dear life - and an utterly gorgeous colour it is as well!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070620.jpgP1070620Self Heal seedheads (prunella vulgaris) Patches of this are utterly magical when covered in frost!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070611.jpgP1070611Plantain seed head (Plantago major, that is!)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070607.jpgP10706072020-09-26T12:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/12/04/the-forbidden-language-2/2020-09-26T12:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/10/24/leaf-lessons-and-tree-talk/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070368.jpgP1070368https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070356.jpgP1070356https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070280.jpgP10702802020-09-26T12:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/10/09/autumn-sun/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070262.jpgP1070262https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1070265.jpgP10702652020-09-26T12:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/09/18/tide/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1060945.jpgP1060945https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/crataegus-fruct-2.jpgcrataegus fruct 22020-09-26T12:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/09/14/elderberry-adventures/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070082.jpgP1070082Just to give a rough idea of how much it reduces down - here is the jar with the finished elderberry rob in, against the side of the measuring jug. This particular batch of rob could possibly have been reduced down even more, looking at it.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070081.jpgP1070081Simmer gradually until it reduces down to no more than a few tablespoons of liquid in the bottom of the pan, then pour into a small, clean jar.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070080.jpgP1070080Measure out your juice, just to have a rough idea of how much it will reduce down by. Then put the whole lot back into the pan and bring to a simmer.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070079.jpgP1070079Add some slivers of fresh root ginger, a little cinnamon and a couple of cloves if you want to, then heat the whole lot slowly until the elderberry skins begin to break ahd the juices flow.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1070073.jpgP1070073Destalk your elderberries into a pan - a fork does a nice job of this. You can do it by hand as well if you fancy a long, slow, meditative process.2020-09-26T12:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/07/24/two-poems-for-those-in-dark-places/2020-09-26T12:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/07/09/gather-ye-herbs-while-ye-may/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1060639.jpgP1060639Rain and low lying cloud at Robin Hood's Bay2020-09-26T12:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/06/29/silence-solitude/2020-09-26T12:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/04/22/further-adventures-with-cider-vinegar/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1050627.jpgP1050627Cider vinegar, rosemary and lavender hair rinse2020-09-26T12:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/04/10/on-the-joys-of-apple-cider-vinegar/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/herbal-tales-513.jpgherbal tales 513Fresh apple from the garden - lovely!2020-09-26T12:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/04/05/silver-bough-part-3/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/brian-froud-art-brian-froud-3988692-578-822.jpgBrian-Froud-art-brian-froud-3988692-578-822Brian Froud's gorgeous painting based around the apple - very appropriate!2020-09-26T12:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/04/03/silver-bough-part-2/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/malus-spp.jpgmalus sppAnother local apple treehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/autumn-apples.jpgautumn applesAutumn apples that grow just down the road from me.2020-09-26T12:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/04/01/silver-bough-lore-of-the-sacred-apple-pt-1/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/270410-068.jpg270410 068A small golden apple gathered near home, the first days after moving in to my cottage over 18 months ago.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/malusspp2.jpgmalusspp2Crab apple flowers - how very pretty they are!2020-09-26T12:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/01/31/faery-gold-part-one/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fey606.giffey606A little Thyme faery by Brian Froudhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cichorium-intybus.jpgcichorium intybusChicory - Luck Flower, Maiden's Eyes...2020-09-26T12:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/02/03/faery-gold-part-two/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/artemisia-vulgaris-8.jpgartemisia vulgaris 8Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/primula-veris.jpgprimula verisCowslip - Primula veris2020-09-26T12:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/02/06/faery-gold-part-3/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fillipendula-ulmaria-6.jpgfillipendula ulmaria 6Meadowsweet, one of the three flowers used in the creation of Blodeuedd.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sambucus-nigra.jpgsambucus nigraGrandmother Elder2020-09-26T12:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/01/21/the-tale-of-the-seasons/2020-09-26T12:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/01/12/within-the-winter-wood/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1050039.jpgP1050039Winter Sun and Mackeral Skieshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1050029.jpgP1050029Winter Skies2020-09-26T12:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/01/11/practical-herbs-by-henriette-kress/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pract-herbs_640.jpgpract-herbs_640Practical Herbs by Henriette Kress2020-09-26T12:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/12/13/winter-ramblings/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/270410-243.jpg270410 243Winter Dawninghttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/270410-238.jpg270410 238Last year saw some gorgeous icicles alongside the snow...2020-09-26T12:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/11/10/a-year-of-views-over-the-threshold/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/july-1.jpgjuly (1)Julyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/herbal-tales-414.jpgherbal tales 414Late October Dawnhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/herbal-tales-436.jpgherbal tales 436Octoberhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/herbal-tales-369.jpgherbal tales 369Septemberhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/june2.jpgjune2Junehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/may.jpgmayMayhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/march3.jpgmarch3Marchhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/april2.jpgapril2Aprilhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/120211-026.jpg120211 026Februaryhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thjan.jpgthjanJanuary2020-09-26T12:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/10/29/thai-sweet-potato-soup/2020-09-26T12:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/10/03/witch-tree-quicken-tree-delight-of-the-eye/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sorbusaucuparia.jpgsorbusaucupariaMore gorgeous rowan berries...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/herbal-tales-388.jpgherbal tales 388Rowan berries on copper wirehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/herbal-tales-382.jpgherbal tales 382Rowan Berries... no red thread though, this lot is for jelly making!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/herbal-tales-386.jpgherbal tales 386Rowan Pentaclehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gl0210-178.jpgWitch treeDelight of the Eye2020-09-26T12:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/06/14/herbal-tales-of-magic-imagination/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hannah.jpghannahOriginal Brian Froud cover art for 'Hannah's Garden'https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/herbal-tales-002.jpgherbal tales 002Herbal tales that capture the imagination2020-09-26T12:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/03/09/further-explorations-into-natural-dying/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-015.jpgSilk scarvesSilk scarves dyed with madder and logwoodhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-013.jpgSilk scarves - madder for the first two, logwood for the three purple oneshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-016.jpgSilk velvetSwatches of silk velvet - logwood dyed on the left, madder on the right.2020-09-26T12:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/03/22/oak-bark-ivy-berries-sanderswood-and-yet-more-madder/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-038.jpgResults so far...From left to right, Ivy berries, Sanderswood, Alkanet, Oak Bark, two lots of Madder root, three different lots of Logwood chips.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-042.jpgMore silk scarvesFrom left to right - ivy berries, sanderswood, alkanet, madder and oak barkhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-036.jpgIvy BerriesMore toil and trouble...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/candlesfeb2011-033.jpgMore Natural DyesFrom left to right - Madder root, Oak bark, Sanderswood chips and Alkanet chips2020-09-26T12:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/03/02/hubble-bubble-silk-and-trouble-2/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes6.jpgnaturaldyes6Et voila! Fine woven silk dyed deep indigo with logwood chips!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes5.jpgnaturaldyes5Watching silk dry... and trying to stop my fingers from twitching too eagerly!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes4.jpgnaturaldyes4Aha, now THAT is starting to look a bit more promising...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes3.jpgnaturaldyes3Mmm tasty. This doesn't look at all dodgy does it...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes2.jpgnaturaldyes2Logwood chips and water, just before heating. You wouldn't think these would give off such a deep indigo colour really, would you?https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/naturaldyes1.jpgnaturaldyes1Soaking the silk in the mordant. Not a lot to see at this stage really is there??2020-09-26T12:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2014/05/12/healing-and-the-mythic-home/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1120108.jpgP1120108https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1120023.jpgP1120023https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1120005.jpgP1120005https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1120021.jpgP11200212020-09-26T12:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2014/06/02/introducing-herb-robert-part-one/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1120002.jpgP1120002Herb Robert growing in the shade, leaning companionably against a linden tree trunk.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/geranium-robertianum-3.jpggeranium robertianum 3Fairly classic signature on those leaves for blood related issues! It doesn't always have this colouring - the stuff in my garden has it pretty easy so has no red leaf colouring at all.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1060044.jpgP1060044Herb Robert!2022-04-30T09:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2014/06/19/making-an-enchanted-tree-for-your-home-tutorial/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1120597.jpgP1120597Fill the top of the pot with moss. I added an artifical mushroom as well, because... well... mushroom! :Dhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1120601.jpgP1120601Sparkly!!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1120600.jpgP1120600Wire wrap each leaf onto the twigs thoroughly.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p1120602.jpgP1120602The Completed Enchanted Tree!2020-09-26T12:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/06/11/book-review-the-medicinal-flora-of-britain-northwestern-europe/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/medflora3.jpgmedflora3Lovely line drawings of dodgy umbelliferae...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/medflora.jpgmedflora2020-09-26T12:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/07/20/midsummer-herbs-st-johns-wort/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1160429.jpgP1160429Plenty more unopened buds on this beauty!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1160414.jpgP1160414This infused oil has been steeping for about four days. I've just added a load more flowers, which should start making the colour of it darken down towards garnet instead of lightly colouring it. I estimate maybe two days of full on sunshine to do the job, longer if the month carries on being as rainy as it has been!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1160419.jpgP1160419https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hypericum-perforatum-3.jpghypericum perforatum 32020-09-26T12:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/08/16/first-steps-in-alchemy-making-hydrosols/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160560.jpgP1160560The resulting liquid, after about 45 minutes, is a stunning luminescent potion of strong fragrance. Just gorgeous!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160557.jpgP1160557Then the pot was hooked up with the rest of the kit. I didn't bother with the flour paste this time as I wanted to see if it made any difference. (It didn't!)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160553.jpgP1160553First, I stripped the clary sage leaves and flowers from the stem and packed them into the pot...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160550.jpgP1160550Waiting for the magic to begin...2020-09-26T12:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/08/25/first-steps-in-alchemy-spagyric-tincture-making-with-meadowsweet/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160669.jpgP1160669Et Voila! the left bowl at the back is the spagyric tincture, which went a more murky looking colour with a lot less yellow in it, and the one on the right at the front is the original tincture.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160643.jpgP1160643Salt crystals in the bottom of the pan...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160638.jpgP1160638Filtering out the death's head, or caput mortuum. I put this in the compost.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160634.jpgP1160634The albedo stage - all the ash had finally turned pale silvery grey.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160631.jpgP1160631Finally just about reached the nigredo stage, where its all burned black.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160626.jpgP1160626All ready to go... the heat is on, just waiting for the blackening to commence!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1160625.jpgP1160625All ready to go, with the now defunct mortar and pestle next to it...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fillipendula-ulmaria-6.jpgfillipendula ulmaria 6Meadowsweet growing over a local stream2023-08-18T22:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/09/14/autumn-recipes-of-elder-and-blackberry/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160864.jpgP1160864Elderberries on one of the local trees.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160876.jpgP1160876Elderberry and Blackberry Honey.... tasty!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160834.jpgP1160834Elderberries and Blackberries packed in a jar, awaiting honey and brandy...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1070007.jpgP1070007Elderberries - one of my favourite autumn fruits!2020-09-26T12:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/09/21/making-rowan-berry-garlands-charms/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160871.jpgP1160871Look at those little beauties!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160873.jpgP1160873One of three completed rowan berry and wooden bead garlands - a labour of love, but so well worth it! They look beautiful.2020-09-26T12:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/09/28/tasty-things-nut-coconut-cacao-bites/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1160840.jpgP1160840Vegan Nut, Coconut & Cacao Leaves2020-09-26T12:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/10/09/dawn-meanderings/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170099.jpgP1170099https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170101.jpgP1170101https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170098.jpgP1170098https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170097.jpgP1170097https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170089.jpgP11700892020-09-26T12:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/10/19/autumn-wanderings-beyond-the-fields-we-know/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170166.jpgP1170166https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170207.jpgP1170207https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170205.jpgP1170205https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170204.jpgP1170204A gown for a sleeping giantesshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170198.jpgP1170198Fireweed in all its glory, leaves turning to flame one at a time, seeds drifting away in the wind.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170191.jpgP1170191White chalk through the greenery, bone like and surprising.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170183.jpgP1170183I, the giantesshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170164.jpgP1170164Hawthorn on jewel coloured boughs. I love the colours they go at this time of year!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1170155.jpgP1170155Sweet Chestnut casings2020-09-26T12:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/11/12/songs-for-ophelia-by-theodora-goss/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1170286.jpgP1170286https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1170287.jpgP1170287Songs for Ophelia, by Theodora Goss. The cover art is 'Moorland Melodies' by Virgina Lee.2020-09-26T12:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2015/12/02/thirteen-herbs-for-your-medicine-garden/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p1060118.jpgP1060118https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/salvia-officinalis.jpgsalvia officinalishttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/geranium-robertianum-2.jpggeranium robertianum 2https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p1060572.jpgP1060572https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p1050840.jpgP1050840Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) - Broad Leafed Plantain (Plantago major) can be used interchangeably.2020-09-26T12:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/01/09/beloved-winter/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170484.jpgP1170484https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170552.jpgP1170552https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170562.jpgP1170562https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170517.jpgP1170517https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170493.jpgP1170493https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170486.jpgP1170486https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1170497.jpgP11704972020-09-26T12:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/01/20/hecates-herbs-part-one/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/c3e05bbf6912c26d526912d9621ff02b1.jpgc3e05bbf6912c26d526912d9621ff02bhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/c3e05bbf6912c26d526912d9621ff02b.jpgc3e05bbf6912c26d526912d9621ff02bhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/atropa.jpgatropahttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/images.jpgimageshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/henbane.jpghenbane2020-09-26T12:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/01/27/hecates-herbs-part-two/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/papaversomniferum2.jpgpapaversomniferum2https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/opium-poppy.jpgopium-poppyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/datura.jpgdatura2020-09-26T12:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/02/03/hecates-herbs-part-three/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mandrake.jpgmandrakehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/monkshood.jpgmonkshood2020-09-26T12:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/02/19/winter-hills-two-poems-of-winter-weather/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1070601.jpgP1070601https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p10708841.jpgP1070884https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1070884.jpgP1070884https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1090910.jpgP10909102020-09-26T12:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/03/17/aromatics-for-chest-infections-part-two/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1080582.jpgP10805822020-09-26T12:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/04/04/dandelion-flower-balm-for-sore-muscles/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1060031.jpgP1060031https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050839.jpgP1050839https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/taraxacum2.jpgtaraxacum2https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050592.jpgP10505922020-09-26T12:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/05/05/hedge-jack-herb-butter/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050615.jpgP1050615https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jackbyhedgebutter2.jpgjackbyhedgebutter2So very tasty...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jackbyhedgebutter.jpgjackbyhedgebutterJust about all the buttermilk has been removed....https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050616.jpgP1050616Jack by the Hedge2020-09-26T12:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/07/20/experiments-with-oil-infusing/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000796b.jpgP1000796bhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000693.jpgP1000693https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000885.jpgP1000885Infused oil on the left, coconut oil on the righthttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000884.jpgP1000884Hmm. That is one cloudy oil!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000883.jpgP1000883...and the second lot, simmering in the double boiler!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000882.jpgP1000882All fried up - the difference in colour and texture was rather interesting!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000877.jpgP1000877All chopped and ready to go!2020-09-26T12:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/07/27/gossip-from-the-trees/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000212.jpgP1000212https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/p1000284.jpgP10002842020-09-26T12:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2016/08/09/local-enchantment-mugwort/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p1020028.jpgP1020028https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p1020031.jpgP1020031https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p1000523.jpgP1000523https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/artemisia-vulgaris-8.jpgartemisia vulgaris 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summerhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/salvia-officinalis.jpgsalvia officinalisFresh Sagehttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1180054.jpgP11800542016-03-10T15:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2014/11/05/the-healing-power-of-anger/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1060023.jpgP1060023Dandelion, a wonder at helping to release trapped anger!2015-09-09T22:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/08/06/mint-family-madness/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rosmarinus-officinalis-2.jpgrosmarinus officinalis 2Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060120.jpgP1060120Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/scutellarialaterifolia3.jpgscutellarialaterifolia3Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/melissaofficinalis.jpgmelissaofficinalisLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/prunellavulgaris5.jpgprunellavulgaris5Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/leonurus-cardiaca-2.jpgleonurus cardiaca 2Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1060391.jpgP1060391Woundwort (Stachys palustris)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stachys-betonica-2.jpgstachys betonica 2Wood Betony (Stachys betonica)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nepetacataria.jpgnepetacatariaCatmint (Nepeta cataria)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marrubiumvulgare.jpgmarrubiumvulgareWhite Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)2014-06-03T07:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2014/05/29/its-not-always-complicated-really/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1050840.jpgP1050840Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) 2014-05-30T20:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/12/31/new-year-new-dreams/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070729.jpgP1070729The conservatory, which is more often than not one of my main work areas, began as pale shades of green and gold, and is now blooming into rich peacock shades instead. Ahh colour... how I do love thee!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070526.jpgP1070526I believe I mentioned I had been experimenting with more colour! :Dhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070199.jpgP1070199One of my wall trees, with oak leaf stencil designed and cut by me. I've been developing my own style over the last few months!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1070495.jpgP1070495Moonwillow - one of my stencil designs, stencilled onto two plain cotton or calico bags in different colours.2013-01-07T18:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/06/21/personal-herbalism-june-blog-party/2012-06-29T17:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/06/21/personal-herbalism-adventures-in-green-spirituality/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/melissaofficinalis.jpgmelissaofficinalisMy first herb, still one of my favourites!2012-07-03T12:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/06/19/lungwort-a-forgotten-ally/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pulmonaria-officinalis-4.jpgpulmonaria officinalis 4https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1050756.jpgP1050756https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pulmonaria-officinalis1.jpgpulmonaria officinalisLungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)2012-07-03T12:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/05/30/grandmama-comfrey/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1060124.jpgP1060124https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gl0210-182.jpggl0210 182Comfrey leafhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050884.jpgP1050884Comfrey budshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gl0210-187.jpggl0210 187I'm pretty sure this is Russian Comfreyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/symphytumofficinale2.jpgsymphytumofficinaleWhite flowered Comfrey2012-06-16T13:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/05/18/in-praise-of-the-starflower/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050813.jpgP1050813A young Borage planthttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050815.jpgP1050815Gorgeous silky petals!!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050817.jpgP1050817A rather unusual four petalled Borage flower - and the characteristic slightly pinkish unopened buds.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/herbs-014.jpgherbs 014Starflowerhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050814.jpgP1050814Borage, flowering in the veg patch2012-06-16T13:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/05/06/borage-family-ramblings/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050729.jpgP1050729Forget Me Not - Myosotis spp. If I can get a decent picture of Woodland Forget Me Not, I'll post it, but the flowers are so tiny that it truly is a blink and you'll miss it plant! Forget Me Not is actually just about my favourite spring flower - I find the sight of it utterly enchanting!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050780.jpgP1050780Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) - we have masses of this growing quite readily around my neck of the woods. Really very pretty!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gl0210-189.jpggl0210 189Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum, if memory serves)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/symphytumofficinale1.jpgsymphytumofficinaleComfrey (Symphytum officinale)https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1050756.jpgP1050756Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) This one's a garden cultivar, I suspect, though the original looks fairly similar. This was actually one of the first plants to kick off my fascination with herbs!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/borago-officinalis2.jpgborago officinalis2Borage (Borago officinalis) is from what I can tell the plant the family is named after!2012-05-11T12:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/03/16/in-praise-of-the-violet/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1050464.jpgP1050464White Violet - such a pretty lady!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1050476.jpgP1050476...this, which while still a gorgeous colour is also somewhat reminiscent of the sort of thing that would be scraped up from the bottom of the cauldron!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1050473.jpgP1050473Violets and water in a pan just before heating. I had expected that, like, for example, the red poppy, the petals would yield up their colour to the water and leave a gorgeous purple liquid, but alas, such was not to be. Instead I got...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1050472.jpgP1050472A delightful bowl of violet flowers - that colour is profoundly heart healing and the scent was a sheer delight!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1050457.jpgP1050457Wild Violets (Viola odorata)2012-04-20T12:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2012/01/30/grandmother-pine/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-192.jpgteas and vinegarsPine needles infusing in water, in balsamic vinegar and white wine vinegar. https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-090.jpgpine needlesLovely pine needles, sweet scented and full of good thingshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-084.jpgPine on a still dayPine on a still, sunny dayhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-085.jpgpine barkPine Barkhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-093.jpgfemale pine flowerFemale Pine Flowerhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-082.jpgPine coneA pine cone on the boughhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honeybalm-086.jpgPineGrandmother Pine, a friendly giantess!2012-01-31T20:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/12/01/burdock-the-silver-lady/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/burdock-seeds.jpgburdock seedsBurdock seed headshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/herbal-tales-272.jpgherbal tales 272Partially opened Burdock flowerhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arctium-lappa-5.jpgarctium lappa 5Second year Burdock - very lovely, and very big!https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arctium-lappa-3.jpgarctium lappa 3Young second year Burdock2011-12-05T02:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/11/28/the-soul-of-the-rose/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-soul-of-the-rose-1908.jpgThe Soul of the Rose, 1908The Soul of the Rose - Waterhouse, 19082011-11-28T11:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/10/29/food-intuition-hippocrates/2011-10-31T21:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/10/17/english-tonic-herbs/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/crataegus-fruct-2.jpgcrataegus fruct 2Hawthorn, ruled by Mars, a wonderful heart tonic.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/urtica-dioica.jpgurtica dioicaMama Urtica - Nettle, ruled by Marshttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/plantagolanceolata2.jpgplantagolanceolata2Ribwort Plantain - ruled by Venushttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glechomahederacea6.jpgglechomahederacea6Ground Ivy - ruled by Venushttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/calendula-officinalis.jpgcalendula officinalisCalendula - ruled by the sunhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/humours1.jpghumours1Greek Humours2011-10-21T22:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/07/10/the-path-through-the-forest/2011-08-30T07:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/06/22/daughter-of-the-fields-%e2%80%93-explorations-into-the-red-poppy/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/herbal-tales-088.jpgherbal tales 088Sweet Slumber Syruphttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/herbal-tales-060.jpgherbal tales 060Scarlet Silken petals... so very beautiful, almost irridescenthttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/herbal-tales-056.jpgherbal tales 056Poppy petals ready to concoct withhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/herbal-tales-004.jpgherbal tales 004https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/270410-216.jpg270410 2162011-06-22T13:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.uk/2011/06/07/drying-your-own-herbs/https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/candlesfeb2011-055.jpgdried ground ivySix weeks later, the Ground Ivy, though dried, doesn't look much different...https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/candlesfeb2011-052.jpgbulk ground ivyGround Ivy ordered from one of the bigger sellers. No comparison is there, really?https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/candlesfeb2011-049.jpgdried ground ivySix weeks later, the Ground Ivy doesn't look that different.https://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/glechoma9.jpgGround IvyFresh Ground Ivy just hung up to dryhttps://eldrum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/candlesfeb2011-043.jpgJune morningEarly morning in very early June2011-06-07T07:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://eldrum.co.ukdaily1.02023-10-19T09:11:50+00:00