Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tudor Monastery Farm Season 1 Full Episode 1



Published on Dec 30, 2013
The first episode finds the farm team arriving at Weald & Downland in West Sussex. There are domestic tasks to tackle, from lighting fires with flint, making meals with depleted crops during the Hunger Gap and using a tread wheel to fetch water from the well. Peter and Tom's first job is to move the sheep to fresh grass. Wool at this time was known as 'the jewel in the realm', because it generated much of the nation's wealth.

Ruth makes a tallow light out of rushes and sheep fat - it will provide the only source of light outside of daylight hours. And to equip the kitchen, she visits Robin Wood, one of the few men in Britain who can transform a log into a wooden bowl. She tackles making the favourite Tudor dish of Pottage and performs the ritual of laying the table, an act full of Christian symbolism.

Tudor pig breeds were large, wild and often dangerous animals and monasteries forbade pigs to run free, so Peter and Tom set about building a pig house, without nails! Peter and Tom must also master a new skill; ploughing with Oxen. These creatures, neutered cattle, had traditionally been preferred to horses. Today, there are no working Oxen left in Britain, so Peter and Tom hope to do the job by breaking in a pair of cows!

The team follow a key custom of the time in setting up a Religious guild, dedicated to the patron saint of farming, St Benedict. In an age before science, a guild was seen as a key means of ensuring favourable conditions for success for farming communities (and a safe passage to heaven!). The team also celebrate one of the most important religious events of the year: Palm Sunday - which signalled the coming of Easter - a time of much merry-making, where foliage was blessed by a priest and hung over doors to ward off evil spirits and misfortune. It also requires Peter to dress up and play the role of a prophet.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Hydroponics, Transplaning Peppers, Harvesting Parsley for Coddled Eggs



The chilli peppers that I planted from seed on December 8th. are ready for their first transplant into individual pots. A look at the lettuce and cucumbers in the hydroponics set-up, harvesting the first parsley from the aerogarden3 and making Parsley Butter Coddled Eggs for lunch.

Edwardian farm episode 12 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 12 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlandswith

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 11 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 11 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Friday, December 27, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 10 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 10 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 9 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 9 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The Queen's Christmas Broadcast, 25 December 2013



Published on Dec 25, 2013
Her Majesty speaks of striking a balance between action and reflection, and looks back at the birth and Christening of Prince George and the 60th anniversary of her Coronation in 2013.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 7 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 7 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 6 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 6 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Friday, December 20, 2013

Something New in the Grow Room



Getting a very early start on next years garden in the grow room and a look at the progress in the hydroponics and aerogarden3 set-up.

Edwardian farm episode 5 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 5 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 4 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 4 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 3 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 3 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 2 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 2 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Monday, December 16, 2013

Edwardian farm episode 1 FULL



Published on Feb 10, 2013
Episode 1 of the BBC's Edwardian farm with Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Testing my new iPad mini



Just a test of my new iPad obviously I need to speak louder.

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 12 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 12 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 11 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 11 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Thursday, December 12, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 9 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 9 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 8 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 8 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 7 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 7 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Monday, December 9, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 6 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 6 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 5 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 5 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Recette des truffes au chocolat.



Published on Dec 7, 2013
How to make chocolate truffels on a fast and easy way.
La recette simple et rapide des truffes au chocolat.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 4 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 4 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Friday, December 6, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 3 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 3 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Chanteclers 19 Weeks Old



The Chantecler Chicks are nineteen weeks old on Friday December 6th. It turned out much better than I had previously thought I have 4 pullets and one cockerel. According the the literature a pullet should start to lay her first eggs anywhere between 16 and 20 weeks  old. So far I haven't seen any eggs in the nests that I thought were laid by the young birds. Every once and a while I find them up in the nest checking them out but I don't think there have been any eggs yet.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 2 FULL




Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 2 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

BBC's Tales from the green valley episode 1 FULL



Published on Mar 9, 2013
Episode 1 of the BBC's Tales from the green valley with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, Stuart Peachey and Cloe Spencer.