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Kit Heathcock
Member since 27th October 2005
Occupation: photographer, mum Sometime flower photographer, keen observer of the resonances of life and fulltime mother. Born in the UK but now living on a farm in the southern hemisphere. Contributor to the creation and maintenance of A Flower Gallery.com one of the homes of chakra flower art.
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08th February 2006
Jam-making is over for the year, the summer heat has finished off the strawberries, the apricot season went by in the blink of an eye, it's too hot to think of cooking anything at all until evening cools the air. Even the memory of standing over a simmeri...
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18th November 2005
So the strawberries are finally slowing down, the end of the season is in sight… and do I feel relief that I will no longer be chained to the kitchen counter, three nights a week, preparing strawberries for jam? Am I sick of the sight of them, turning int...
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11th November 2005
The more I make bread, the more I am convinced of the importance of the kitchen being in the best position in the house. When we designed and built our house, I was determined that the kitchen should have a view and be on the front of the house. Now that ...
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05th November 2005
It's springtime in Tuscany, early May. Arriving at Pisa airport the air smells different, dryer, lighter, brighter with the alluring waft of some flower scent, even amid the concrete hustle and bustle common to airports everywhere. I'm travelling light, o...
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05th November 2005
Latest news from the strawberry jam front – the tide of strawberries is advancing, threatening to engulf me in a wave of strawberries waiting to be processed, taking up whole shelves of the fridge, lurking in corners just when I thought I'd done the last ...
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05th November 2005
We're jamming……strawberry jamming.
Musings on small farm living.
So why am I standing at the kitchen counter, blurry eyed at 9 o'clock at night, sorting and chopping organic strawberries, when I should be tucked up on the sofa falling asleep over th...
Views: 304
05th November 2005
How do you connect chakras, the energy centres of the body in Eastern tradition, and flowers, pretty, ephemeral, bright, cheerful manifestations of nature?
…by way of color therapy.. yoga energy balancing techniques…meditation… and a simp...
Views: 284
27th October 2005
More practical musings – hints and tips on making strawberry jam.
Sunshine for the rest of the year
So I'm preparing strawberries for jam, the third evening this week. It is the most productive week of the year as far as our strawberries are concerned...
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