by Kristine De Block | May 23, 2024 | Blog Post
Embrace the Flavours of Spring with Elderflowers! As the days grow warmer and the countryside bursts into bloom, there’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than with a delightful, fragrant elderflower cake. Elderflowers, with their delicate aroma and...
by Kristine De Block | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog Post
The Linden tree is a symbol of summer with its heart-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant, yellow-white flowers. Found across Europe, this tree is celebrated not only for its beauty but also for its extensive medicinal properties and rich folklore. Throughout...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog Post
Sweet woodruff – a memory in the linen cupboard There are some plants you learn first from books, with their Latin names and tidy lists of actions. And then there are the ones that arrive long before that, part of ordinary life before you even know what they...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog Post
Returning to the May Tree and the Shape of Love Every spring, when the hawthorn blooms and the hedgerows turn white, I feel it – that quiet pull back to something older than myself. It’s not loud. It doesn’t demand anything. It’s just there – a soft ache, a tug at the...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog Post
The spring stories we were never told – of hares and bells With the arrival of spring, the colour yellow seems to be everywhere. The other day I went for a walk with my boy along the green lanes of our town – fresh air, sunny, his freckled nose pink with...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 21, 2025 | Blog Post
Dandelions in Jumpers and Pockets full of Earth Medicine The dandelions were bright that day – like little suns scattered across the green. I hadn’t brought a basket, of course. Just a walk, a pocketless jumper, and two muddy-kneed children racing ahead. So I...