Cottage Journal

COTTAGE JOURNAL

If you want to know all that has been going on, what we have planned, our successes and failures at Bumblebee Cottage, read on, and remember to check back regularly as we will be documented progress and projects here.


Creamy Prawn Korma

Home made Turkey Mince Lasagne is a really rewarding meal to make for the whole family.

Sunday Roast Left Overs Chicken Tikka Masala

Home made Turkey Mince Lasagne is a really rewarding meal to make for the whole family.

Jamaican Vegetarian Patties

Home made Turkey Mince Lasagne is a really rewarding meal to make for the whole family.

Cooking Over Flame at Home

Home BBQs had a bit of a bad reputation for a while because ‘Dads’ had a habit of insisting on doing the cooking for groups of people including friends and family whenever the weather allowed a group social gathering at home in the garden during summer.

Our Cornish Apple Trees

When we started to restore the actual cottage, there was no greater thrill than to discover work that previous generations had done in terms of construction efforts.

The Theory behind the Lavender Bed

We’ve always more than one project on the go here at Bumblebee Cottage and keeping bees has been pretty much on the cards since the moment we acquired the orchard.

Growing Success’s and Failures in the Polytunnel

By Spring 2022 the stormy weather was at last starting to relent and days were getting longer meaning we could open up both ends of the polytunnel at sunrise and close again just before sunset.

Living with the Polytunnel

With the tunnel now built, beds in, and our first long awaited crop of garlics finally planted, we began to customise the tunnel to suit our requirements.