2011 Newsletter Archive
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a spontaneous AUTUMN KITCHEN GARDENING WORKSHOP
A veritable hive of activity... Hello everyone, I think you all know by now how I'm inclined to be impetuous: when it comes to a good and timely idea I simply cannot resist! Prompted entirely by the kitchen garden itself which is simply humming along...
PAUL BANGAY, in Conversation and Lunch at Glenmore House
A glorious read...A Life in Garden Design, Paul Bangay Hello everyone, I am particularly excited to invite you to this very special event on WEDNESDAY 01 MAY for a CONVERSATION with PAUL BANGAY and...LUNCH by THE WHAT IF SOCIETY. I'm sure...
AUTUMN EVENTS UPDATE from GLENMORE HOUSE
Autumn bounty on the bench… Hello everyone, I just thought to pop in with a little event update on this Easter weekend (when I hope you're able to take the opportunity for a few quiet days to breathe and restore) as we mark the end of the first busy chapter of the...
COOK, FEAST & POETRY with CADE McCONNELL at Glenmore House
Cook, poet, maker…Cade McConnell Hello everyone, I'm delighted to introduce CADE McCONNELL: cook, poet, maker, author...and to invite you to join us for a COOKING WORKSHOP, FEAST and POETRY on SUNDAY 14 APRIL. I first came...
Afternoon & Twilight Supper with Amber Guinness at Glenmore House
Just wait 'til you turn the pages of….Italian Coastal, by Amber Guinness Hello everyone, How very excited I am to invite you to an AFTERNOON and TWILIGHT SUPPER with AMBER GUINNESS author of ITALIAN COASTAL on SATURDAY 06 APRIL. In...
Invitation to a Sunday FEAST…at Glenmore House
A village feast awaits - a dazzling, gastronomic adventure through Lebanon with Sivine and Karima of Sunday Kitchen Hello everyone, How excited I am to invite you to join us for a Lebanese brunch in the garden on SUNDAY 03 MARCH: a morning of tasting and...
a NEW YEAR at GLENMORE HOUSE
A happy sea of Echinacea, captured by Girl of My Garden…week one, Jan 2024. Hello everyone, And Happy New Year! How I love the weather we've enjoyed here these last 'quiet' weeks...intermittent days of still and stifling heat with 'calm before the storm'...
FESTIVE WISHES from GLENMORE HOUSE
Hydrangeas fill my heart at this time of year… Hello everyone, I'd intended to send a full end of year wrap, but how the last weeks, months...have raced to the finish line...bountiful...in people, produce, flowers and food...conversation, knowledge and energy....
A HEADY SUMMER DAY at GLENMORE HOUSE
Gossamer threads in the dawn field last weekend…I estimate the lavender will be ready to pick in a fortnight… Hello everyone, As the year winds down to its natural summer close, I have just one more delightful workshop to tempt you before downing...
Spring Update from Glenmore House
It took me only 41 years to find a good purpose for the tureen…Soil to Table with The Land Gardeners! Hello everyone, My oh my what a whirlwind the spring has been so far! From Kitchen Gardening to Field of Flowers, Spring Perfumery and Art of...
7 October 2011
Hello everyone, There is so much produce in the garden I simply can't decide yet what we will cook on our NEXT SEASONAL COOKING DAY, on FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER. I just know that we will go out into the garden, baskets in hand, and collect all we need for a very...
7 October 2011
Hello everyone,Last week's KITCHEN GARDENING DAY ended with a session on making structures for summer veg. Well, it took me the rest of the weekend, between heavy showers of rain, to finally complete them, and below is a photo of the end result - one tunnel, one...
13 October 2011
We will make the most of peas, broad beans, leeks, artichokes, asparagus, cavolo nero, kohl rabi.......and rhubarb...a visual as well as an appetising feast! Hello everyone, I have just a couple of spaces left for our next SEASONAL COOKING...
18 October 2011
We'll show how you, too, can grow these great beauties..... Hello everyone,What a GLORIOUS DAY!! Scent is wafting on the breeze.... of citrus blossom, malus, and the first philadelphus flowers just for a start - its all simply tantalising...The only down side is...
31 October – SIBELLA COURT WORKSHOP AT GLENMORE
Tablescape shot by Chris Court on the Croquet Lawn at Glenmore, early spring.... Hello everyone, I am delighted that my first new-look newsletter is to announce a Workshop Collaboration with SIBELLA COURT & THE SOCIETY INC, to be held at GLENMORE on SUNDAY 27...
3 November 2011 – LAST KITCHEN GARDENING DAY OF THE YEAR…
Passion flower.....so short-lived, but so exquisite.... I can't believe another year has rolled by and that summer is JUST around the corner!But then, the first tomatoes I planted are in flower.......Linda and I would be so thrilled to see you here on our very...
11 November 2011 – MICKEY GOES TO THE LINDESAY XMAS FAIR!
All I want for Christmas is...... Hello everyone,Next week, I'll be packing up the Barn & setting off to the LINDESAY CHRISTMAS FAIR, where I've taken a stall this year and am SO looking forward to it. Organised by the Women's Committee of the National Trust, ...
22 November – COOKING THE GLENMORE XMAS LUNCH REMINDER
Nasturtiums & raspberries from the garden..... Hello everyone,I still have a few spaces available for our very last SEASONAL COOKING DAY OF THE YEAR: 'COOKING THE GLENMORE CHRISTMAS LUNCH' on FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER.I know several of you have been trying to make up...
9 Dec 2011 – A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS, SUMMER HOLIDAY & NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!
Putting my feet up for the year! A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS, SUMMER HOLIDAY & NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!! I hope by now you might have had the opportunity to visit the new website, AND to look at my blog which is finally up & running! (For those of you who...
2 November 2011 – COOKING THE GLENMORE CHRISTMAS LUNCH!
Elderflowers & lemons....... Hello everyone,I hope you will be tempted to join me for my last Seasonal Cooking Day of the Year, 'COOKING THE GLENMORE CHRISTMAS LUNCH', to be held at GLENMORE on FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER.Our Christmases here at Glenmore have always been...
