Last Thursday we spent a wonderful morning with out tutor Sarah Ingham Clark, immersing ourselves in French Cuisine! Sarah shared her passion and knowledge of French Cuisine to prepare a delicious three-course meal, using ingredients and culinary methods that the French are famous for!    New to the Bay Tree Cottage portfolio, this workshop was offered as [...]

On Wednesday morning we spent a very inspirational morning with Melanie Ridgeway, a local florist from Amelia Blooms , learning how to make buttonholes, corsages & fascinators!  I should of planned the date better as just a few days before I had been to a family wedding where a handmade floral accessory would of been [...]

In recent times we have all been made very aware of the importance that Bees play in the natural world …just think about your breakfast; if there were no bees, there would be no orange juice on your table, there would be no jam, no honey. In regions of China where the bee population has [...]