Fairyland Cottage

Most of us like to feel healthy in body and mind but during the winter months we can get susceptible to the flu, colds and coughs. Below I have listed some simple yet effective tips to stay healthy during winter and particularly during the Christmas season. I have utilised my knowledge from years of nursing and also practical tips that I have incorporated into my life over the years, to stay free of illness during this cold winter time. First thing to note when talking about

I find grocery shopping one of the hardest ways to stay waste free. Everywhere you look there are plastic bags, plastic packaging, more plastic bags and even more plastic packaging. We don't have a zero waste shop here in Ireland but some supermarkets have nuts where you can help yourself and also the fruit an vegetable section has package free items where they offer you a plastic bag to gather the items together before you have them weighed. A waste free option is to bring y

Christmas is a great time to make gifts and decorations out of nature. Here I am going to make some table mats which can be used at the Christmas dinner table or as a handmade gift. They are simple to make once you get the hang of the knots and if you don't have bamboo you could use sticks from the forest. You will need.... *Bamboo sticks. My neighbour was cutting down their bamboo trees, but you can buy in a garden shop or collect sticks in the forest. *Natural twine *Garden

We all want healthy looking teeth and gums and clean fresh breath. It is great if we can keep our teeth our whole life, yet it is said that 36 million Americans have no teeth. This is a shocking statistic. Oral hygiene is a necessity in life. Having bad oral hygiene can not only affect your teeth but also your body's health in general. There is also so much waste attached to mouth care and in the western world the toothpastes and mouthwashes can be filled with many harsh chem

Making your own pizza is great fun but traditional pizza is made with flour and yeast and I'm not a fan as it is too lengthy a process and grains can be heavy on the digestive system. Every so often it is good to give grains a miss. Buckwheat is not a grain. It is part of the rhubarb family and can be consumed by celiacs. It is also packed full of nutrition and is high in manganese, which we need to absorb nutrients from our food, among other things. This recipe is very sim