Creative Entrepreneur of the Month: Robyn Trainer of Floral Footsteps

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Seymour

Confucius say, “Make a living from what you love and you’ll never work another day in your life” and although this sounds lovely and has become something of a mantra for our times, anyone who has succeeded in making a living from something they love will be able to tell you there is a lot [...]

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Foraging Friday: Chicken … of the Woods!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Seymour

One of the most exciting things to find and eat at this time of year is Laetiporus sulphureus, commonly and aptly named “Chicken of the Woods”. Appearing from April and sticking around into November, this bracket fungus grows mainly on dead and dying Oaks in the UK. It is nice and easy to recognise but [...]

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Bible on a Washing Line!??

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Seymour

When I gave up working in a stable, full-time job this time last year in order to pursue a creative streak, I thought I had a good idea of where that would take me. I had a plan to write, commercially, and grow a freelancing business as quickly as possible. However, as soon as I [...]

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Nailing Fantasy to the Real World

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Seymour

A storyteller’s imagination draws down the silk of another world and nails it to certain real places and objects such that every experience, awake or asleep, real or imagined begins to resonate with the echo of one another and boil with significance. (Me) During his time in Durham, C.S. Lewis is said to have been [...]

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Foraging Friday: The Field Blewit

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Seymour

I have been delighted to find some of these in the field edges and verges this season as I have not seen them for several years. However, a word of caution: these mushrooms must always be cooked, never eaten raw, and some people do have an allergic reaction to it so try a small quantity [...]

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Foraging Friday: Dandelion Roots

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Seymour

As the Autumn wears on and the berries are over, some of the most exciting foraging is to be accessed with a trowel, notably horseradish, wild parsnip and dandelion. Dandelions are easy to find, you may not even have to go further than your garden, and at this time of year, the roots are at [...]

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