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It’s Monday, I’m planning ahead for 2024

"WE NEED TO MAINTAINING OUR BALANCE"The sun is peaking through and the first signs that spring is emerging are appearing across social media.  It hasn’t stopped some putting coats on, jackets on or a warm snuggly jumper and bracing themselves to venture out into...

Foraging Pine Needles

Pine trees belong to a group of wild edible conifers, which also includes spruce and fir trees. What do fresh pine needles taste like?  Pine needles have a stronger, more woodsy flavor profile than spruce and fir which tastes more citrusy. Try collecting tender spruce...

Pine Needle Gimlet

Recipe Ingredients INGREDIENTS 60ml Gin 35ml Pine Needle Syrup 20ml Lime juice For the Pine Needle Syrup INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 1 cup chopped pine needles Instructions Step 1 Forage your pines needles.  See Foraging for Pine Needles blog...

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It’s Monday, I’m planning ahead for 2024

It’s Monday, I’m planning ahead for 2024

"WE NEED TO MAINTAINING OUR BALANCE"The sun is peaking through and the first signs that spring is emerging are appearing across social media.  It hasn’t stopped some putting coats on, jackets on or a warm snuggly jumper and bracing themselves to venture out into...

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Our piece of history

Our piece of history

So one of the hardest issues to tackle on arrival at Koppany Pines was the state to the cottage. In particular the kitchen, it had been left empty for months with food still in the freezer but no electric, this had led to a flood, flies and other unmentionables. ...

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