So I went back to that same woodland today to see if I could find any more wood blewits to add to my recipe. Luckily, I still had some dried cremini and honey mushrooms that I foraged last autumn, along

During spring, nothing inspires me more than the sight of beautiful blooms and fresh new shoots. I thought it would be something worth celebrating with mushrooms today. I haven’t been fungi hunting, but

Dandelion season is in full swing right now. They’re everywhere at the moment, so it’s a great time to get out, pick some, and make something with them while they’re at their best. Dandelion flowers are

It’s that time of year again when dandelions bloom everywhere! The surroundings are glowing with their vibrant golden yellow colour. I love picking them because they just reappear the next day, filling

Whilst now my hips are fine, my elbow is now unusable, the tendons and muscles in my arms protesting if I use them. The last few days have been all about ordering Jamie about, my proxy body that is functional

Homesteading and Hive Friends! We have been back in Guardia Sanframondi, showing our magnificent Arthouse to an interested party, who came from Amsterdam to view it - and to get a taste of the town...

Earlier today, I nipped into the woodland, hoping to see some scarlet elf cup mushrooms to add to my salad this evening. They normally sprout around this time, late winter. The woodland is still asleep,

Warm Winter Finds

Seeking for winter mushrooms in a cold snowy forest. At the end we foraged a couple of Pleurotus ostreatus und Flammulina velutipes. Also, please do enjoy this video filmed two years ago, on how I discovered

After a couple of days of overly socializing and a bit too much caffeine, alcohol and sugar, a walk in nature was very welcome to @clareartista and me. Even more, after having been away from our land (

My jar of bulgogi sauce was empty, and I really couldn’t be bothered driving to town, even though I was craving it today. Instead, I walked around the village and woodland and picked whatever fruits were

When you go to the mountains and forests, there's always someone watching you, and those are these magical beings that silently exist among the branches, trunks, and soils, doing their magic. We're talking

Time of the year to get creative! I find that celebrating Christmas with handmade decorations is always better than buying them; it adds more meaning to the season, makes me appreciate what nature can

It was a frosty day, and I decided to head out for a fungi hunt. As I stepped outside, my two kitties trotted after me, eager to join, even though I hesitated at first because of the cold.

Who would have thought, when Clare and I first walked our land, a little over 4 months ago, that it would be such an abundant place?

One thing I love doing around this time of year is collecting apples every morning. I was up before dawn, waiting for the first light. As soon as the sky brightened, I was out. I walked to the spot a gap

When Nature's Give, All We Need to Do is to Notice it! Just like this Native Mushroom, A Small Miracle that Grows where no one planted it! Greetings to all hive gardeners and farmers, most specially here

Sad Mushrooms

"I had never seen a tomato tree before, not a vine or a liana like the usual ones. I've been a nature lover for a long time, and I thought I had seen it all, but boy was I wrong. Here's the proof.

Pitiful Mushrooms