Saturday Cuppa: Cranberry and Raspberry tea It’s been one of those lovely weeks that make life feel special. My mum sent me my first piano e...

Saturday Cuppa: Valerian Tea…actually, it’s meant for bed time but I slept so soundly last night after my cuppa, that I’m tempted to have o...

The real person you are is revealed in the moments when you're certain no other person is watching. When no one is watching, you are dri...

Brew of the day: Ginger & Orange ~ warming for a wet, cold, windy Autumn morning here at the base of the Pennines. I fell in love yester...

Brew of the day: Lemon Verbena The UK media have collectively played piranha this week in their attack of the singer, Madonna, adopting a Ma...

Brew of the day: Pear & Nutmeg Tea There are some, many, who think that the ‘real’ world with all its violence, drudgery, deceit, sensat...

Brew of the day: Licorice Tea GARDASIL - Cervical Cancer vaccine: Just who IS the beneficiary? Hands off my daughters… The Lancet (medical j...

Brew of the day: Lime tea Quick maths… If I fed my family processed, de-natured junk food I would save at least £100 a week. I invest signi...

Brew of the day: Apple & Rosehip (nice and autumnal!). Welcome to Saturday Morning Cuppa ~ readers, old and new. The reaction to the Da...

Brew of the Day ~ Pukka’s Ginger & Lemongrass Tea, for clarity. Ok, so here it is. I spend most of my days with my back firmly facing to...

Brew of the Day ~ Lemongrass This week my family and I went to Southern Ireland. I’d been invited to speak at a Home Education conference on...

Brew of the Day ~ Apple and Cinnamon. What does it take to be a one in a million mum? I ask this because a chat show in the UK is looking fo...