Spring in the English Countryside

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The Beauty of the English Countryside In April I attended Marte Marié’s  annual Spring Gather workshop. We were a group of six ladies from around the globe… Three days foraging for seasonal wild produce, creating food and drinks and wondering the countryside… We foraged wild garlic flowers … who knew they would be so beautiful and…

Feeling at home in the Cottage

Sandra Choremi_Autumn in Tisbury

Early in the morning we went to an organic farm and picked up vegetables and fruits… Back to the cottage, Marie shared her recipes and we all felt at home while preparing a delicious lunch. Heather @hevdawg prepared the most amazing feast in the cottage. Spatchcock partridge over the open fire, homemade pita bread, roasted…

Beautiful Tisbury

Sandra Choremi_Autumn in Tisbury

Someday I imagine myself living in this cottage…! Why not… Who knows…? Marie is preparing the fireplace and her English gentleman, Theo our cocktail sessions… He taught us how to make chestnut syrup, and later we made “Chestnut Sour” cocktail… All set for our cocktail session ! “Chestnut Sour Cocktail ”  Theo Maxfield has a beautiful…

English Country Charm Continues…

Sandra Choremi_Autumn in Tisbury

Marte Marié Forsberg hosted a “Gather Workshop”. In the morning we gathered at the cottage for a freshly brewed cup of tea  and our magical Autumn day began in the woods  and across the fields with baskets in hand… The second day we went for lunch to this wonderful 18th Century walled garden. “The  Pithouse…

Autumn in the English Countryside

Sandra Choremi_Autumn in Tisbury

In October I spent a long weekend at Marte Marié Forsberg “Autumn Gathering”. It was so wonderful to spend time in the English Countryside.  Marié’s cottage was so full of charm and warmth… We went to the wood and collected sloes,  tiny dark blue fruits that are ever so bitter. We made sloe gin with…