My in-law's camellia by Becky

Whilst I’m here, I’d also like to mention that our writers and contributors are creating beautiful things for us to share with you. We have some new people who have joined this year

in the gardenBecky JamesMarch 20, 2021camellia, garden, news, joy, update, guest, articles, writer, family, Becky JamesComment

Happy Christmas from Carry Forth Tradition.

Thank you for being with us this year through such difficult times and for sharing your products, creations and knowledge with us, to keep us all us being creative and to remind us of what really matters!

lifeBecky JamesDecember 24, 2020christmas, Becky James, dad, Quentin, Paula Wilson, SusanComment

Bagging the Onions! - Starring John

A short video of John’s amazing onion crop! And a little song to cheer you up!

john, in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesNovember 20, 2020onions, garden, growing food, vegetables, john, dadComment

Part 2 - Dad's Mini Allotment

It turned out dad's beans, onions and tomatoes had come along so well and they'd been munching their way through beautiful homegrown produce!

john, in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesOctober 24, 2020John, grumpy old man, grow your own, tomatoes, beans, onion, allotment, becky, dad, home grown, garlic, tomato sauce, gardening, growing, foodComment

Dad's Mini Allotment - Part 2 - Starring John

It turned out dad's beans, onions and tomatoes had come along so well and they'd been munching their way through beautiful homegrown produce!

john, in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesOctober 24, 2020John, grumpy old man, grow your own, tomatoes, beans, onion, allotment, becky, dad, home grown, garlic, tomato sauce, gardening, growing, foodComment

'The Food Diaries' - new Blog added to the Library

A new blog about food…

the food diariesBecky JamesOctober 18, 2020food, Becky James, Paula WilsonComment

Recovering from M.E practicing an ancient, traditional self cultivation way

Practicing Falun Dafa, I made a full recovery. The exercises helped me both physically and mentally, were gentle enough for me to cope with after being so weak for such a long time and really easy to learn.

the food diaries, lifeBecky JamesOctober 18, 2020food, health, healthy food, responsible eating, traditional eating, traditional food, Becky JamesComment

Rose hips, a gift from nature by Becky

A simple little walk through, from the fields gathering wild rose hips to the kitchen to preserve them into tea and syrup and setting some aside for drying to use later.

The humble John Downie - ornamental crab apple tree by Becky

last week dad brought me some tiny, miniature apples and told me he’d gathered them from the grass verge under these three pretty little trees on the corner.

the food diaries, the great outdoorsBecky JamesSeptember 17, 2020crab apple, windfalls, jelly, trees, fruit, Becky JamesComment

Elderberries on Elder Road by Becky

I grew up in a beautiful old house on a road named Elder Road in Bramley, Leeds.

in the gardenBecky JamesSeptember 10, 2020elder tree, elder flower, elderberries, folklore, medicinal plants, sponge, Becky JamesComment

Blackberries and Buddleia by Becky

A brisk walk along the river this morning, in an attempt to avoid the mid day heat, brought me into contact with a small feast of blackberries along the way…

the great outdoors, the food diariesBecky JamesAugust 14, 2020blackberry, foraging, butterflies, buddleia, bees, food, fruit, Becky JamesComment

My mini-lily pond by Becky

I wanted to write about my mini-lily pond because it is a mini-miracle.

in the gardenBecky JamesAugust 10, 2020water lily, pond, pond snails, Becky James, lily, small gardenComment

Mum's Beautiful Rock Rose by Becky

Mum told me each morning the Rock Rose has fresh flowers and each evening it loses it's flowers. I went out at intervals to film the flowers blooming and then their petals falling until at dusk

in the gardenBecky JamesJune 24, 2020Rock Rose, Becky James, mum's garden, mumComment

Dad's Mini Allotment - Part 1 - starring John

Dad’s mini allotment manages to provide some of their vegetables such as runner beans, onions (which we finished off a couple of months ago from last August) tomatoes (which also seem to feed family and friends too as they are never ending) and beetroot, which sadly didn’t come to anything this year. On here are photos and a video - logged from March - June 2020. Part 2 to come!

in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesJune 23, 2020john, dad, grumpy, allotment, tomatoes, beans, onions, growing, vegetables, grow your own

Hedge Laying, 5th May, 2020

It was the Great Hedge Laying Trip last Thursday. I’d taken myself and husband Neil, cameraman, up to Richmond overnight. We had no idea where we were as we’d just followed Stephen in our car to somewhere near Bedale in North Yorkshire the next morning.

Becky JamesMay 16, 2020Becky JamesComment

Wood engraving

I had a go at wood engraving, and I loved it!

arts and craftsBecky JamesMay 15, 2020wood engraving, becky

An interview with Di from the Wild Harvest School of Self Reliance by Becky

arts and crafts, the great outdoors, a story unfoldsBecky JamesMay 12, 2020natural, resources, wild, harvest, school, Becky James

The girl who makes time last longer by Becky

Interview with Naomi creator of ‘These Two Hands’

arts and craftsBecky JamesApril 30, 2020thesetwohands, Becky James

Part 3/3 - Visit to the Stained Glass Centre in Cayton, North Yorkshire by Becky

I followed Emma in to her studio to see some of the recent work from her students and it was really good to see such fantastic pieces of art work and imagination set permanently into glass.

arts and craftsBecky JamesApril 20, 2020Stained Glass Centreglass, north yorkshire, stained glass, cayton, Becky JamesComment

How to carry on in times of uncertainty. Links to a few online courses - some are free by Becky

arts and craftsBecky JamesApril 14, 2020news, Becky JamesComment

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