A Simple Life of Luxury

Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means

Tagged: Food

Blueberry Picking 0

Family / MTB

There’s Blueberries in them there Hills

It was a pretty miserable weekend here, cold, wet and very windy. Usually not a problem for me as that would make for perfect windsurfing weather, especially during the summer when the water is warm. I was therefore pretty grumpy as I couldn’t get out to play thanks to the torn ligaments in my ankle....

Foraging for Food 0

Family / General / Nature

Foraging for Food

Our forgaing for food is going well. Anna and Morgan got some more blueberries yesterday and the blackberries are almost ready. We even had a little expedition on the beach earlier in the week looking out for Razor Clams. We went armed with a bucket and a pot of salt. Apparently once you’ve found a...