transmissions from the hill
On dreaming & crafting, from a small hand-built stone cottage in Western Iberia. A newsletter by olive trees + moon
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Elderberry syrup (opens the original)
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Today is the last official day of summer and, as I sit here with a cup of nettle infusion and the baby sleeps, it’s still hot and dry outside.But there are little things, little signs of the changing seasons everywhere. The afternoon light is a little warmer, shining in reddish tones. Dry seed pods embroider hedges and the vegetation along the tracks. Swallows are increasingly rare to spot, as they head on their journeys down south. Quinces ripen on the trees, and olives are plump now, though st
Crafting your own herbal seasoning blend (opens the original)
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High summer! We harvested our oregano recently, and while those bunches hung to dry in the kitchen, the space was filled with their sweet, pungent, slightly spicy scent. I’m not entirely sure which variety made its way to our garden bed, but it’s strong, very rich in volatile oils, and different from any other oregano I’ve tasted before.Culinary herbs walk the fine line between food and medicine, and using them in our dishes is an easy way of incorporating herbal magic into our everyday life. Th
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