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HOUSE OF THE MONTH

Maggie Alderson peruses the

best of the housing market

NOTEBOOK

Theatre at home, creative

courses and galleries online

WELCOME TO REAL

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Explore a characterful

Victorian townhouse

GET THE LOOK

Style it out like Cathe and John

THE HAVEN

A beautiful renovation

of the ancillary buildings

to a Victorian manor

GET THE LOOK

Be inspired by Capel Manor

Courtyard’s classic style

TWINKLE TWINKLE

Shine like a festive star with

our pick of Christmas jewels

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BEAUTY ALL

WRAPPED UP

Josephine Fairley gets her

Christmas gift list in order

PERFECT BALANCE

Julie Simpson harnesses the

power of breathing techniques

6 DAYS OF FITNESS

& WELLBEING

Sarah Maxwell’s tips for a

healthy and happy Christmas

SPARKLE & SPICE

Chef Nicci Gurr’s bold flavours

and new festive favourites

SEASONAL SCENTEDNESS

Jo Arnell’s fragrant

winter garden picks

CANOPIES OF WONDER

Sue Whigham takes a stroll

to Wayland’s Smithy

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MEET THE HEAD

We get to know Beechwood Sacred

Heart School’s Mr Nick Waite

HELPING YOUR INVESTMENTS

WORK FOR YOU

Investment Manager Jon Curtis

talks money matters

FAMILY FAVOURITES

Get the children involved in

the kitchen with Jo Arnell’s

recipe for reindeer cupcakes

FABLES FROM THE FARM

In the last of her much-loved articles

from Coopers Farm, Jane Howard

preps her herd for winter 2020

CHRISTMAS

SUPPLEMENT

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gifts you could

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Editor’s

Letter

This, our Christmas issue, is always a highlight for

everyone in the office. And this year, more than ever,

I think everyone deserves something to truly look

forward to. With restrictions and guidance changing on a

weekly basis, and a new lockdown in place, I know that plans

for a ‘traditional’ Christmas will be very challenging for lots of

families across the South East, but I hope we can all muster as

much positivity as possible to think outside the box and ensure

that this year’s festive season is as special as it should be.

As you know, this is the second issue we’ve published since

we came back to the office from furlough at the beginning

of August, and we’d love to hear what you think about the

magazines and what has kept you occupied over the last few

months – be it gardening, starting a new hobby or getting

creative at home. Please feel free to get in touch with me at

lucy.fleming@priceless-group.com to let us know what you’ve

been up to and don’t forget to follow us on social media too.

This month’s Christmas Supplement has all the inspiration you

need to treat your family, near and far, to thoughtful gifts that

they’re sure to cherish, and our jewellery shoot is spot-on in the

sparkle stakes with statement necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

If cooking’s your bag, take your Christmas 2020

inspiration from Nicci Gurr’s creative take on a festive

feast with a spiral tart, a Cuban approach to flavourful

turkey stew, plus the tastiest sweet and sour baked ham.

Whilst we’ll all be spending a lot more time indoors over

the next few weeks, make the most of your home comforts

by taking a tour of the two beautiful interiors featured in this

issue – the stunning Capel Courtyard and Cathe and John’s

effortlessly stylish Victorian town house. If you like what you

see, check out our Get The Look pages at the end of each article

for tips on how to create a similar look in your own home.

Our next issue will be February 2021, which you can pick

up from 25 January. We truly hope you have a wonderful

Christmas and, as ever, enjoy your Wealden Times!

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Meadow Wood Lodge

The dream: The perfect country

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Hamsell Farm

£1,750,000

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brick and tile-hung facades, beams

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floor, with a more formal library.

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village, between Crowborough and

Tunbridge Wells (four miles).

Setting: Wooded farmland.

Beds: 4/5 Baths: 3

Special features: The breakfast room

has a wonderful vaulted beam ceiling.

Pleasing details: The kitchen is

ripe for a glorious revamp.

Outside: Lovely formal gardens,

with specimen trees and woodland,

with a large pond and a plethora of

interesting outbuildings, one already

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Time to town: Five minutes’

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Agent: Batcheller Monkhouse,

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Old Allens

£2,995,000

The dream: This Grade II listed house

is a rambling collection of buildings,

with origins in the 15 th century and

a 1920s Arts and Crafts extension –

and a Mark Wilkinson kitchen.

Where: The edge of the village of Plaxtol.

Setting: On high ground overlooking the

village, surrounded by woodland and fields.

Beds: 5 Baths: 3

Special features: It has three

staircases, the main one Jacobean

up to a vaulted landing.

Pleasing details: A two-storey guest wing.

Outside: Nearly five acres of gardens,

grounds and paddocks, with a Grade

II listed barn, stables, two ponds and

a decked area for entertaining.

Time to town: Under an hour

from Borough Green (six minutes

away) to Victoria, and 45 minutes

on the Charing Cross line from

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CRANBROOK £1,500,000

ATTRACTIVE EDWARDIAN 5,800SQ.FT. FAMILY

HOME • Entrance hall • Three reception rooms •

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house • Garage • Garden store • EPC: tbc

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SISSINGHURST £1,495,000

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• Entrance hall • Three reception rooms • Sitting room

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acres • Double garage • EPC: E


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Peaceful Country Lane Location

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• Cloakroom • Two bedroom suites • Three further

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Wells. A large mercury mirror leans against the wall, next to the opening to the kitchen Above: A clutterfree

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When Cathe and John Wheatman moved into

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That must be a pretty rare record – but it doesn’t seem

so surprising in the very special little enclave where the

house is situated. It’s in the esteemed borough of Royal

Tunbridge Wells, but has an atmosphere all of its own,

tucked away on a ‘dead end’ street – meaning dead end in

the good sense that you can’t drive along it and hook up to

another road, so it’s a destination in itself, not somewhere

to blindly pass through en route to somewhere else.

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about their home. “We love the area, love the community,”

says Cathe. “There are painters and creative people here.

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lockdown and our neighbours ran a djembe drumming

circle to bring the community together earlier in the

year. When we left our last property in Bromley we

realised there was no one to say goodbye to there and we

wanted to change that in moving to Tunbridge Wells.”

“We call this ‘real’ Tunbridge Wells,” adds John.

The community spirit really came into its own


This page: Although the couple shop in high street stores, they

source most of their furniture and decor from local charity shops

“We like to source things from charity

shops,” says Cathe. “Particularly the Ellenor

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lampshade we have came from there…”

during lockdown, when Cathe was shielding, so

couldn’t leave the house to shop for food. “Gerald and

Jo from Camden Butchers and the fruit and veg shop

Locality, which are all just down on Camden Road,”

– which is the road their street runs off – “delivered

food to us, for no extra charge. It was fantastic.”

The special character of the locality has definitely

influenced the décor of the house – not least because so

many of the interesting things in it were sourced in the

unusually good charity shops in this part of Tunbridge Wells.

“We like to source things from charity shops and combine

them with vintage textiles or ceramics or prints which we

find when travelling, to create a more global look,” says

Cathe. “We support Ellenor Hospice shop, I think almost

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Above left: Setting the dining table at a diagonal angle makes it much easier to get around the room and adds dynamism to the space

Above right: The kitchen is still in its original place in an extension at the back of the house. Cathe and John decided to keep the old plasterwork,

where the bread oven used to be, and commissioned a new sky blue and wood contemporary kitchen with a herringbone parquet floor

“We held an open day at the house, with £1 entrance

in aid of the Hospice, with tea and homemade cake, to

help people understand that everything doesn’t have to

be new, when furnishing a home, upcyling is a fantastic

option to try as is combining furniture of different eras. We

wanted to show how you can repurpose things, save money,

save the planet – and help a very worthwhile charity.”

And it’s not just the local charity shops that provide local

sources. They bought a John Sankey chaise longue and two

armchairs as well as the dining room chairs from Hoopers, in

addition to mixing in brands from the local high street such

as Oliver Bonas, Anthropologie and Dassie Artisan to add a

contemporary flavour into their mix of homewares.

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I entered the house, a very stylish set of shelves, made

from industrial piping and old scaffolding boards, is

of ultra local provenance. “It came from The Bicycle

Bakery just down on Camden Road,” says John. “Jamie

used to sell his bread off them. He was changing things

round and he sold them to us and they show how

you can build a whole room round one piece.”

Another thing to note about those shelves, is their position

in the room. In use as a TV stand, they are on the wall

opposite the fireplace. So rather than facing the chimney


This page: A colourful guest

bedroom is filled with artworks

collected on the couple’s travels

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hallway outside the sitting room,

where a downstairs loo has been

very cleverly sneaked in under the

stairs, so you would never know it

was there. To the right as you come

out of it, opposite the front door, is

another hidden space, where they

hide away coats, hats and boots.

John’s lateral-thinking engineer brain

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making the absolute most of every bit

of space in the house, without ever

compromising the overall aesthetics.

This is very clear with their approach

to bathrooms. They didn’t want a shared

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the guest bedrooms on the top floor,

they have shaved off a narrow strip

of space to create very contemporary

shower rooms, opposite the beds – not

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This page: In the bedroom on the east side of the top floor,

the far wall has been left unplastered, with the wooden

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the room, the effect is softened and looks ‘meant to be’.

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You then arrive at a door, to the right, which opens

onto a very chic luxury shower room, with double

basins atop grey wood cupboards, Moroccan-inspired

tile splash backs and mirrored cupboards above.

As here, storage has been so well thought out in this

house, there is no extraneous clutter anywhere. No

visible scruffy toothbrushes, combs and body lotion, no

scattered wellies, shoes and scarves, there is a place for

everything – and everything is in its place. Japanese clutter

banisher Marie Kondo would very much approve.

This all helps make it the perfect showcase for the

intriguing collection of objets and artworks Cathe and

John have collected, many of them on their travels to

Vietnam, Mexico, Morocco and Egypt. Not forgetting

the wonderful brocantes of France, where they have

recently bought a second home, which it is clear

they are relishing the prospect of making over.

“We are recent interiors people,” says Cathe, “it’s

a new hobby.” And one they perhaps approach with

all the more originality, for coming to it later.

Some of the artworks, though, like the lovely bright

painting in the hallway are from closer to home –

produced by their artist neighbour, Beth Barker.

Back there on the ground floor, it’s a right turn from

the bottom of the stairs into the dining room, where

a large square table – from a school and found at the

YMCA furniture store, just down the road – is set at

a diagonal angle, which makes it easier to get past en

route to the kitchen and adds dynamism to the space.

A large mercury mirror with appealing foxing (it came

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to the kitchen. It’s in its original place in an extension at

the back of the house, as per the Victorian vernacular.

Here they have left the old plasterwork, where the


Above: The garden was in a sad state when John and Cathe moved in. It is now a plant-filled haven for the couple

and their dog, Mr. Mont, with rosemary hedges inspired by a visit to Le Jardin Secret in Marrakech

bread oven used to be, lovely with the messed-up patina

of time, set off by a new sky blue and wood contemporary

kitchen and a new floor of herringbone parquet.

From here you step out onto a deck, which is like a

second kitchen, with a Belfast sink set into raw brick

‘units’, with old fruit crates below and a mirror above.

Perfect for summer meals in the magical garden they

have created where once there was a barren wilderness.

Just as the house was “in a bit of a state” when they bought

it with, as Cathe explains, “all the renovations that had

been done in the 70s with a lot of sauna wood and lowered

ceilings, the fireplaces all taken out and a loo opening off the

kitchen…” the garden was in a sad mess. However with the

help of local architects, designers and a landscape gardener it

has been turned into a contemporary space with a hint of a

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by rosemary hedges, which Cathe says was inspired by

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Sitting at a table on a west-facing second deck outside a

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green wildflower meadow roof on the office to replace

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Looking out over it with contentment, she tells me

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this old house. “We always wanted to move here, we

often visited and loved it, but we were going to wait for

our retirement. Then we came down one weekend and

we were having tea in Juliet’s and I turned to John and

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Words: Marianne Skarstedt

First of all, tell us about

your recent solo show, ‘The

Mortal in the Material’

The show went amazing, considering

everything that’s going on this year

I was intrigued to see how it would

go. Luckily, it seems like the appetite

for art is as strong as ever. I started

preparations for the show in mid

2019, it’s a body of work which

I’m super proud of, and my debut

show at Pontone Gallery was quite

a significant moment for me.

You’ve started to gain some notable

collectors over the past year or so

including Jose Mourinho, January

Jones, Jessica Alba and more, how

does this feel considering you only

began painting professionally a few

years ago?

It’s fantastic of course, but I’m super

grateful for anyone who collects my

work. It’s always special when someone

gives a piece of work a home, regardless

if it’s a tiny study painting, a huge oil

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or a limited edition.

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paintings aswell as your large

abstract works with the tiny falling

cherubs and skeleton insects?

I wanted to show a good variety of my

work, the large abstracts with the tiny

figure all represent the idea that not

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first seems, from a distance you see this

big colourful abstract painting, it’s only

when you get closer that you see the details

that infest the paintings, I find people

either love it or hate it which is fine with

me. The still paintings were originally

done as an experiment after I started

collecting a few vintage vases. I really

enjoyed doing them, trying to fuse realism

in the painting of the vase, with the

abstraction and movement of the flowers.

How do you describe your style ?

Always searching and trying to

stay on the edge of my comfort

zone. I don’t know, I paint

what I enjoy and for myself.

What’s next ?

Working on plans for a US show

with Pontone Gallery in spring

2021, also another London

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from the early 19 th century house, a Kent family rich

from textiles and wool, who were the wealthy relatives

of the poorer Austen family of Jane Austen fame.

In the ten acres of woodland gardens behind the buildings

you can still see the levelled lawns where residents and

guests of the Victorian manor played croquet and tennis

and it’s so easy to imagine the swish of long white skirts, the

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But back here in the present day, the full nurturing

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of its name, nestled at the centre of this compound house,

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middle, surrounded by neat topiaried box hedging

and sweeping upstrokes of Russian sage – like a

supermodel form of lavender – it has the feeling of

a Moroccan riad. A garden within a house, creating

a very particular nurturing sense of protection.

Book one of the four rooms available for overnight

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It was exactly this central area which made the

current owners fall in love with the house, twenty

plus years ago, which they already knew from

visiting friends who are now their neighbours.

“We love Ightham Mote,” they say, referring to the

medieval manor house near Sevenoaks, run by the National

Trust, “and we’ve always wanted to live in a house built

round a central courtyard. We knew the people who

lived next door to this and one day they told us ‘they’re

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nine months and then secured it in August 2000.”

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beginning, leading to two years of heavy work, connecting

the buildings – which were then in four separate

parts – round the courtyard. The cart shed section was

open and now serves as the large kitchen diner.

“We started with the annexe,” they say, referring

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Tunbridge Wells and north Norfolk, the couple

have worked on houses in France and Mallorca since

the restoration of Capel Manor Courtyard.

“Before we started here, we sat and thought about the

layout. We were starting from a completely clean slate, so

we decided to create zones. We have two sons, so they had

their zone on one side, us in the middle with the kitchen

and sitting room and then guests at the far end, overlooking

the garden, finishing off with the more separated annexe.”

When it comes to the style of the interiors, they are

much too modest, saying that neither of them comes

from a creative background (they were in finance and

headhunting, before devoting themselves full time to

the house and garden). “We don’t follow fashion in

interiors. It’s classic, with natural materials. We like

colour and we love original art. Luckily we have similar

taste – and we both bring something to the equation.”

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This page: Situated in the main

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This page: In the annexe, comfy armchairs gather

adjacent to a contemporary log burner

we buy particular paintings just because we love

them. The majority of the artworks are by Scottish

colourist artists, bought primarily from galleries in

Scotland and from Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers.”

Straight across from the door into the library is a larger

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But whatever the weather, there is no risk of shivering

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From the library area a wide door leads to an equally

wide corridor – characteristic of the breathing-out sense

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sisal on the floor, where there are two guest suites.

The Lilac Room is a double, with floral paintings and


This page: The Clockhouse’s Primula Room, with its luxurious en

suite, is decorated in soft shades of ochre with antique linen cushions

and French doors which open onto the secluded private garden

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Heading back to the breakfast library, we then step

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separate residence, although joined to the rest of the

dwelling by the central courtyard. It has to be booked

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Marvellous

Award-winning florist, Clare Staplehurst of See Rose

Floral Design explains how she’ll be getting creative

with freshly cut flowers and foliage this Christmas

How would you describe your style?

My style is somewhat eclectic;

my design led style is inspired

by various looks from fine art

to botanical, contemporary to

vintage and boho to classic – but

I particularly enjoy choosing an

unusual element as a starting point

for my designs to be developed into

something textural and unique.

How will you be decorating your

home this Christmas?

I am not sure I will have much say

over how the Christmas Tree will be

decorated (my 6 year old will be the

director of that) however I think I will

focus on a door wreath and dressing

the dining table for the all-important

Christmas Dinner – with a beautiful

and seasonal centre piece including

locally sourced Spruce from Hole Park

and some deep rich red tones with a

contrast of some nude and earthy tones.

What will you be choosing to make

your wreaths from?

I love to use the traditional

method of mossing the

wreath rings, then basing

with some classic foliage

of Nordmann, blue and

Norway spruce and Thuja.

I love using cinnamon

sticks, dried oranges and

limes for a very festive scent

however I do like to make

something a little different to

the norm too, so I may include

some of my favourites – succulents.

Where do you source your flowers?

I like to buy local when and where I

can, I often use Blue Hen Flowers in

Iden Green and Woodshill Cutting

Garden in Sussex. For bigger events

I buy from larger wholesalers,

they can often source the more

unusual materials I love to use.

Will you be running any

wreath workshops in the

next couple of months?

I am planning some socially

distanced wreath workshops

(restrictions permitting), they

certainly do get you in the

mood for the festive season.

(Please see my website

seerosefloraldesign.com

or email me at

hello@seerosefloraldesign.com

for an update on dates and details).

What’s your most

cherished Christmas

memory?

This is a tough one to choose, but it’ll

have to be my first Christmas with

our daughter, Ellie. She was born 3

days after Christmas, she was just

coming up to her first birthday – so it

was a very special time to celebrate.

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Josephine Fairley shares the highlights of her Christmas gift list

Fact: planning Christmas – planning anything

right now – is simply impossible. No idea how

big a turkey to order. Or how many crackers

we’ll need. Or whether to buy a plug-in radiator for

the spare room. But one thing is certain: we all need an

absolutely GINORMOUS treat this Christmas – and

that’s what beauty, fragrance and wellbeing gifts do best.

But there’s another difference, for Christmas 2020: budget.

Because much as we long to splurge, many of us are playing

it safe. And does it really matter? This year, we’ve all adjusted

our priorities somewhat. It’s not about flashing cash on superexpensive

beauty products (or super-expensive anything)

– and this year, everything I’m suggesting is with that in

mind. And honestly, they’re proof that you don’t need to

break the bank to give something truly, excitingly gorgeous.

For many, though, Christmas 2020 is also about treading a

little more thoughtfully on the planet, trying to avoid waste.

And who wants to give a gift that will only gather dust? So

I promise all of the following are pretty much guaranteed to

thrill, whether opened as you’re gathered under the tree, or

dispatched via the postie. (Just be aware: fragrance and nail

polishes need a hazardous label on the envelope, if you send

them out yourselves; you can get these at the Post Office.)

And now, my top 10 gift recommendations for

the weirdest Christmas in living memory.

Rock Rose Limited Edition Handcrafted Massage Candle,

£45. From a local Sussex skincare ‘rising star’, a sublimelyscented

candle based on chamomile, lavender and rock

rose in a vessel hand-crafted by Hastings potter Chantelle

Duncan. It not only scents the room, but you can pour the

warm liquid onto skin for a fragrant, skin-nourishing treat

(and maybe even persuade someone in your ‘bubble’ to

massage it into your tense muscles). After it’s flickered its last,

the clay pouring pot would be great on the dinner table.

Benefit Beauty Thrills, £19.50 (value £36). I’ve always

found Benefit’s wittily packaged gifts to be a hit with

everyone’s ‘inner girlie’, whether they’re 17 or 70, frankly.

This trio of their bestsellers features minis of brilliant

Gimme Brow brow mascara, The Porefessional Primer

and They’re Real Mascara, in a pink tin that begs to

be upcycled for storing – well, whatever you fancy.

Neal’s Yard Bee Lovely Nourishing Collection, £25.

The Bee Lovely products help support bees in Ghana – a

(yes) lovely gift for someone who’s been welcoming the

wildlife into their garden this year. Leaving that aside,

the Bee Lovely products are fab in their own right,

infused with the scent or oranges and enriched in some

cases with moisturising (but not-sticky-at-all) honey,

Benefit

Beauty

Thrills kit,

£19.50

Rock

Rose

Limited Edition

Handcrafted

Christmas 2020

Massage Candle,

£45

Neal’s

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Bee Lovely

Nourishing

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£25


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Associates

Moments of

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Diptyque

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Heathcote

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Nathalie Lété

Forest Folk Hand

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Lotion, Hand Cream and

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women and gentle enough for children, this range.

Heathcote & Ivory x Nathalie Lété Forest Folk, £6-13.

Well, I’d honestly be over the moon to have anything

from this collaboration between the French artist and

Heathcote & Ivory, whose hand and body products are

incredible value but tip-top quality. Tins, packaging and

velvet make-up bags are emblazoned with enchanting

Nathalie Lété designs; last year, I gave all my girlfriends

a H&I Compact Mirror Lip Balm – this year’s edition

features a nut-nibbling squirrel – and had rave reviews for

its usefulness and effectiveness. I’m torn between gifting

that for 2020, and the Forest Folk Hand Cream Tin, also

£8, with its bird drawings. Just too, too, too adorable.

This Works Great in Bed, £25. Wouldn’t we all like

to sleep till spring…? Whatever, I am a big fan of

giving this Works sleep-beckoning treats to friends and

family – because they really DO work. You’ll find many

different options on thisworks.com priced from just

£8, but I especially like this little line-up of generous

sizes of their body lotion, shower gel and Deep Sleep

Pillow Spray – honestly, like knock-out drops.

Diptyque Holiday Pocket, £38. Scented candle-wise, I

know nobody who doesn’t thrill to a Diptyque candle –

but the full-size single candles nudge £50. I think this is

a great and slightly more affordable Diptyque ‘taster’: a

mini Baies candle (their all-time classic scent), L’Ombre

dans L’Eau Soap and Shower Oil. (Diptyque’s skincare and

bodycare is less well-known but really worth exploring.)

Benamôr Hand Cream Gift Set, £22 for 3 x 30ml

(fenwick.co.uk). If you’re a fan of Portuguese brand Claus

Porto’s highly decorative, wonderfully fragrant soaps, you also

need to know about this Lisbon-based treasure of a brand,

with its equally eye-catching packaging. The hand creams are

super-silkifying, the perfect antidote to paws that have been

endlessly sanitised, here in a trio of handbag-friendly sizes.

The Perfume Society Discovery Boxes, from £23 (perfumesociety.

org). OK, so declaring a MAJOR interest here: I am co-founder

of The Perfume Society. Our idea was to enable people to try

fragrances at home, at their leisure – never quite imagining there’d

be a global pandemic and it would become almost impossible

to try fragrances in stores, as is the current scenario. The boxes

are curations of scents from many different perfume houses – so

if you were feeling generous, you could add a promise to buy a

large bottle, if your giftee falls in love with a particular scent.

Aromatherapy Associates Moments of Discovery, £40 for

10 x 3ml. What can I say? These are quite simply the best

bath oils I’ve ever used, something I return to time and time

again for myself, for friends, for anyone who’s having a tough

time. This features single-bath-sized bottles of all their heroes,

including Deep Sleep, Revive Morning and more. Just bliss.

Liz Earle The Nature of Giving Shower & Shave Collection,

£40, and Brilliantly Bespoke Collections, £50 (lizearle.com).

Again, an unfailingly successful brand to give as pressies, in

my experience. Converts will adore you – but there are still

plenty of people out there waiting to discover this highly

effective, no-nonsense, blissfully-fragrant skincare line, which

this year has a cool blue winter forest vibe to its Christmas

line-up. The Brilliantly Bespoke Collections, for women, can

be customised with Skin Repair moisturiser in Light, Rich or

Gel Cream, but again, it’s a bit of a well-kept secret that Liz

Earle also does excellent skincare for men; this navy tin features

all the basics to leave skin groomed, fresh and glowing.

And one last tip: because we more than ever want our gifts

to hit the mark this Christmas, you might copy something I

do – which is simply to ask someone for a list of three things

they’d love for Christmas (beauty, fragrance or otherwise).

You choose one of the three, and there’s still the element of

surprise – but they’re bound to get something that delights.

I hope yours is wonderful. And that the turkey

leftovers don’t stretch too far beyond Boxing Day.

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Breathing is a hugely significant

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Unlike walking and talking which

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neurological, gastrointestinal and

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sleep, memory and concentration levels.

Every part of us is influenced by the

quality of our breath. When we breathe

well we create the best conditions for

health and wellbeing, when we don’t

we lay the foundations for illness.

Diaphragmatic, calm, regular

breathing is the best way to breathe.

Like the deep abdominal breathing of

infancy, it allows us to receive generous

amounts of oxygen to regenerate our

body’s cells, nourish the brain, replenish

the organs and refuel the muscles.

Long, slow breaths at a rate of about

13 breaths per minute are the goal.

Our first response to stress is to

breathe in a more restricted, distorted

and tighter way and modern life is

stressful, it bombards us constantly with

digital information, endless noise and

keeps us on a frantic treadmill, trying

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TV screens and digital devices. Soon

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be activated by our caveman ancestors

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way of breathing can become a habit.

The good news is that just as our

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how we breathe can influence our

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fight’ response. To reset your breath

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and shoulders to relax and, breathing

through your nose, focus on extending

the exhalation, keeping the breath slow

and low into the abdomen. Repetitive

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your breathing: try chopping veg,

digging the garden or sweeping the floor

and match the rhythm of your actions

to the slowed timing of your breath.

Perfect Balance

Julie Simpson explains how to alleviate stress and optimise wellbeing

by harnessing the power of ‘good’ breathing techniques

Chest breathing

Don’t hold your tummy in, it makes

deep diaphragmatic breathing

impossible and leads to breathing

high up in the chest. This causes

tension in the upper back, shoulders

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muscles instead of the lower primary

respiratory muscles. To make matters

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lower abdominal muscles to become

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digestion and elimination. If you’re

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Meditation

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mind, making it more productive.

Find a quiet spot and sit with a

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on the floor. Breathe in for

the count of 4, hold the breath for

body responds by breathing faster

to make up for the lack of oxygen,

causing hyperventilation. To reverse

the effects of chest breathing and

hyper-ventilation, focus on breathing

deeply into the abdomen, extending

the exhalation and keeping breath slow

while allowing chest and shoulders

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are too restrictive or too tight to

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2 and then exhale for the count of

6. As your breathing settles you can

increase the length of your breaths.

Try reciting this poem by peace

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body and mind.

Breathing out, I smile.

Dwelling in the present moment

I know this is the only moment.”


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Fitness &

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Sarah Maxwell shares her plans for a truly

happy and relaxed Christmas

This Christmas season is going to

be very different for many of us

so I want to give you the gift of

good health, energy and a lot less stress.

The last few months have given us

a lot of time to reflect on our future

health and wellbeing. When we think

of the word ‘fitness’, visions of burpees,

running and HIIT workouts often

spring to mind. However, many of you

will be delighted to know that these

particular activities are only a very small

element of fitness health and wellbeing.

Fitness is whatever you want it

to be, it should be something you

enjoy and makes you feel good.

This Christmas I am going to

give you something that you can use

throughout the season to support

you physically and mentally... Your

six days of Christmas health, fitness

and wellbeing will get you through

the festive season with a smile on

your face and more energy than

you know what to do with.

I will be completely honest with

you; I have spent years trying to

please everyone and create the

perfect Christmas. All I have ever

got out of the weeks of planning is

approximately 15 minutes of pleasure

and satisfaction at a job well done.

After the last few months, I have

realised that this is not how I want it

to be. My family want me to relax and

have fun with them. They couldn’t

care if the table decorations match or

if the table cloth hasn’t been ironed.

So I wish you a very Merry

Christmas and here’s to a happier

and healthier New Year.

Day 1:

Go for a 20-60 minute brisk walk

today. Take in your surroundings,

the sounds, the atmosphere. Take

deep breaths through your nose

and let your shoulders relax.

Breathing through your nose allows

you to take much deeper breaths, it

engages the lower lungs and this enables

the lungs to pump out more oxygen,

which supports your cells and maintains

healthy tissue and organ function.

Day 2:

Put on your favourite music –

something that makes you smile

and want to dance. (Christmas

songs are optional). Close your

eyes, move and enjoy.

Day 3:

Get yourself comfortable – either lie

down or sit, whatever you prefer. I

want you to close your mouth and

breathe through your nose. Visualise

the air going up through your nostrils.

Breathe in for a count of four, then

hold your breath for a count of

three, and finally breathe out deeply

through your nose for a count of

eight. As you breathe out let your

body relax. Repeat this 10 times.

Please don’t worry if your mind

wanders away. As soon as you are

aware that your attention has gone

elsewhere, just bring it back by

concentrating on your breath.

Day 4:

Many of you will have seen the yoga

tree pose. It’s supposed to take a lot

of practice to stay in that position

for a long time. If you are into yoga

then do your tree pose on each leg for

as long as you can, breathing deeply

in and out through your nose.

For those who haven’t tried yoga,

stand on one leg, with the other foot

brought up against your inner thigh,

knee brought out to the side. Bring

your palms together at the front of

your chest, elbows out, and steadily

breathe in and out of your nose.

Do this for a minute on each leg.

Day 5:

Lock the door, draw the curtains,

choose something that you’ve always

wanted to watch on TV and snuggle

down. No guilt. If you feel a sense

of guilt creeping in, throw it out

of your mind quickly and relax.

Day 6:

Water is mind and body magic.

Schedule in a good half hour to

have a soak in the bath or enjoy

a long relaxing shower. Put some

soothing music on and enjoy.

Drinking a few glasses of water a day

will keep you hydrated, especially

when those corks start popping.

Sarah Maxwell is a multiple awardwinning

Fitness and Lifestyle coach

and mum of two who juggles a lot

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Sparkle & Spice

Add some zest to your festive spread with Nicci Gurr’s colourful Christmas feast, inspired by

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Recipes: Nicci Gurr from Home Gurr’own


Styling: Lucy Fleming


Wonderchup

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has vitamins B6, B9, B12, D3 and E.

Elise developed Wonderchup when she

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Sweet & sour baked ham

Serves 6-8 Prep time: 15 mins, plus cooling

time Cooking time: 2 hours 10 mins

• 2½kg gammon joint, rolled and tied

• 1 litre cider

• 12 black peppercorns

• 1 onion, halved

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 celery sticks, halved (or peelings

from the spiralised tart)

• 2 carrots, halved (or peelings

from the spiralised tart)

• 5g of parsley stalk

• thyme and rosemary

For the glaze:

• 150g Wonderchup

• 50ml sesame oil

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp of cider vinegar

• 2cm piece of ginger, peeled

and grated to a purée

• 2 star anise, plus extra

to use on the joint

1 Put the gammon joint, cider,

peppercorns, onion, bay, celery, carrots

and parsley into a large pan, followed

by enough water to cover the ham, then

add the thyme and rosemary. Bring

slowly to the boil, skim off any scum,

then lower to a gentle simmer, cover and

cook gently for 1½ hrs, or until the meat

is tender. Turn off and leave to cool to

room temperature, then leave the meat

in the liquid in the fridge for up to two

days until you are ready to bake it.

2 Heat oven to 220˚C/200˚C fan/gas 7.

Lift the ham onto a board and, using a

small sharp knife, remove the skin and

string, leaving as much fat as possible

on the joint. Score the fat in a crisscross

pattern, without cutting through

the meat. Put the ham in a roasting

tin lined with a double layer of foil.

3 Heat the Wonderchup, sesame oil, soya

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vinegar in a saucepan until amalgamated.

Leave to cool a little so the glaze thickens.

4 Spread the glaze over the ham,

then push star anise into some of the

diamonds and bake for 40 mins until

glossy and caramelised in patches.

Baste the ham, spooning the glaze

over it a couple of times during the

cooking time. Leave to cool slightly

before slicing and serving.


Spiral seasonal tart

Serves 6-8 Prep time: 30 mins, plus cooling

Cooking time: Around an hour

• 125g plain flour, plus extra for rolling

• 125g wholemeal flour

• 125g butter (you can make this

vegan by using cold coconut

oil instead of butter)

• 100ml warm water

• 4 tablespoons of rapeseed oil

• 1 small onion, chopped

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• 125g carrots, peeled

• 100g celery

• 40g kale

• 100g parsnips, peeled

• 100g Wonderchup

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 Preheat oven to 190˚C. Grease and

line a 22cm (8 inch) fluted tart tin.

2 Cube your cold butter into a bowl

with the sifted flours in, rub together

with your fingers until like breadcrumbs.

Slowly add warm water, mixing with

a knife until combined. Cover and

pop in the fridge for 20 minutes.

4 Next, take your parsnips, carrots and

celery and peel lengthways from top to

tip to form long strips. Take the kale and

slice into long strips of a similar size.

5 Roll out your pastry and place it carefully

in the tart ring – pressing into the edges.

Prick the bottom, cover with parchment

paper and baking beans (or dried beans)

and blind bake for 20 minutes.

6 Meanwhile, add the olive oil to

a frying pan and sauté your onions

and garlic until translucent.

7 Take out the tart base and remove the

baking beans and parchment. Add the

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of a spoon to help get into the corners.

8 Starting from the outside of the tart, lay

the strips of vegetables alternately, standing

on their side, until all the strips are used

up and you’ve made a spiral pattern.

9 Bake at 190˚C for 25 minutes.

Serve straight away or cold as

part of a boxing day lunch.


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leaved evergreen that will provide

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part of the myrtle is fragrant.

Indoors

Forcing bulbs

It is possible to make spring come

at Christmas – inside at least, if you

plant scented bulbs like Paperwhite

narcissi and prepared Hyacinths in

the autumn. It’s more like trickery

than forcing, as the bulbs are fooled

into thinking winter has arrived in the

summer, so that when we bring them

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Canopies

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Sue Whigham shares her

love of native trees and their

regional differences

Wayland’s Smithy is a

Neolithic long barrow

in Oxfordshire built

about a mile and a half along the

ancient Ridgeway from the Uffington

White Horse. History has it that its

foundations date back to the thirty-sixth

century BC. A magical and atmospheric

place, the Smithy is surrounded by a

grove of the most glorious beech trees.

We actually found ourselves whispering

whilst we were there, whilst candles

had been lit just inside the tomb.

But rather than wander along the

Ridgeway from where we’d left the

car, we first stepped into a beech

wood where once conifers – long since

harvested – had stood, just stopping

occasionally to try out the ‘dens’ that

line the central track. We followed

the line of the Ridgeway towards

the Smithy through tall beeches,

all competing with each other for

sunlight and the resources they need

for life. I can’t tell you how beautiful

it was in there. I read somewhere

that another visitor to these very

woods could almost imagine the

Green Knight of Arthurian legend

appearing. I know what he meant.

Every so often we found a few

beech seedlings about a foot high and

when we looked up and saw that little

patch of blue sky we realised how

lucky they had been in comparison

with hundreds of would-be siblings

which hadn’t had the luck to land

from their parent tree and take root

in these light filled clearings.

Young beech trees grow fast given

optimum conditions; let’s say eighteen

inches a season. However, often the

crowns of their parents block out

a lot of the light and only leave a

tiny amount for their offspring to

survive with. But as long as they can

photosynthesise, they’ll live and slowly

grow. It seems that these beeches

benefit from a slow start as it leads to

a good old age (barring all manner of

accidents, of course) – the parent can

be two hundred years old by the time

that their ‘child’ reaches eighty years.

The fascinating thing is that these

trees will be in symbiotic contact

with their offspring through their

root systems throughout their lives

and provide them with essential

nutrients. Peter Wohllenben, in his

book ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’

describes finding what he thought were

mossy stones in the 3,000 acre wood

that he used to manage in Germany.

He lifted the moss and scraped it

away. Much to his astonishment, he

discovered old wood still attached

to the ground. He got down to a

greenish layer which told him that

there was still chlorophyll there. He

had found the remains of an ancient

tree, the centre of which had rotted

away centuries ago. The surrounding

trees were still providing sugar to

this stump and thus it had been kept

alive for at least four to five hundred

years. Oh, if only trees could talk...

A single tree is at the mercy of the

vagaries of the weather but together,

like the occupants of these beech

woods, the trees work as a team and as

a result can and do, reach a great age.


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Each tree

of the same

species is vital to its

neighbours. For instance,

if one dies then winter storms

can whip through and batter the

trees about, whilst in the heat of the

summer, the exposed forest floor dries

out and reduces the amount of water

that reaches the trees’ root systems.

Alternatively though, one of the

seedlings battling away on the forest

floor with its handkerchief of sunlight

will surely benefit from a bit more light.

The other interesting thing about

the few days we spent walking in

chalk country was the difference

between native species growing there

and those that we are used to here in

the Weald with our oak, hornbeam,

sweet chestnut, field maple, hazel

and ash. There we spotted the

Wayfaring Tree, Viburnum lantana,

so called in the sixteenth century by

the herbalist, Gerard, who recorded

it in 1597 growing on the routes

between Wiltshire and London. An

older name for this native hedgerow

plant is ‘Hoarwithy’. ‘Hoar’ meaning

grey haired. Both the twigs and the

undersides are covered with a thick

layer of downy grey hairs (tomentum).

This is a lovely shrub which not only

has umbels of creamy white flowers

in the spring but follows these with

an autumn display of deep red leaves

and clusters of black berries. And

not only that, the plant provides

food for several moth species when

they are in their larval form.

We also spotted Prunus padus, the

bird cherry. After years of taking the

same route up to the Ridgeway from

the village, this time we were stopped

in our tracks by the sight of a hedgerow

shrub with distinctive prunus leaves

and great clumps of black fruits. We’ve

had three bird cherries planted together

at home for years but they have never

produced berries or for that matter, the

white frothy, almond scented blooms

we thought we might see in spring.

I think we planted them with the

flowers in mind as they are a magnet

to all manner of pollinating insects.

Maybe these three are too exposed

and isolated in their current position.

I suspect that might be the problem.

And then there was a mature

specimen of our native Euonymus alatus

with distinctive ‘corky’ wings on its

branches and a few pinky red fruits

opening up to bright orange coated

seeds. It’s amazing how much you

can miss

trudging along

in the countryside. We

hadn’t really noticed those

very distinctive branches before.

By the Smithy on the same day

were several spindle trees, Euonymus

europaeus, but these really couldn’t

be missed with their great clouds

of scarlet capsules opening to reveal

their orange seeds on rather leafless,

arching branches. Both of these

euonymus make smashing garden

shrubs for autumn interest and, of

course, there are cultivars of both

which are particularly good. E. ‘Red

Cascade’ AGM has arching branches

absolutely laden with red fruits,

combined with scarlet autumn colour.

Euonymus are so varied. I remember

one smasher growing away at Sheffield

Park a few years ago. We made a

note of it as one to look out for.

What an absolutely lovely plant. E.

hamiltonianus subs. sieboldianus, is

related to E. europaeus and its autumn

leaf colours of pink, red and yellow

combines rather startlingly with bright

pink fruits to very dramatic effect.

Sue Whigham can be contacted on

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I joined Beechwood Sacred Heart

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Get children involved in the kitchen over Christmas with Jo Arnell’s charming festive cupcakes

Reindeer Cupcakes

These are great fun for everyone to

make. Children may need a hand

cutting up the (marshmallow) eyes

and also the ‘Curly Wurly’ Reindeer

antlers, as these can be brittle and

hard to make into consistent ‘antler’

shapes. They’re also almost irresistible,

so you may need a few spare bars…

Serves: 12 Prep time: 40 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

• 100g self raising flour

• 100g caster sugar

• 60g softened butter

• 100ml milk

• 20g cocoa powder

• 1 egg

• ½tsp vanilla essence

• 12 mini marshmallows

• 24 small dark chocolate chips

• 12 giant chocolate buttons

• 12 halved glacé cherries

• 5 Curly Wurly bars

For the cupcakes:

1 Line a 12-hole cake tin with

paper cases and pre-heat the

oven to gas 3/170°C.

2 Put all the ingredients, except the

milk, into a bowl and slowly combine

with a handwhisk (on a low setting).

3 Gradually add the milk, then

turn the mixer up to a higher

speed and beat for 2 minutes.

4 Spoon the mixture into the cases

and place the tin in the oven. Bake

for approx. 15-20 mins (depending

on your oven – fan ovens are quick).

To decorate:

I used ready made chocolate frosting,

but homemade is tastier – beat

together 50g melted chocolate,

100g butter and 150g icing sugar.

1 Once the cakes have cooled,

spread frosting over each one.

2 Place a chocolate button towards

the base of cake to make a ‘muzzle’.

3 Cut the marshmallows in half and

flatten slightly (I used the back of a

knife) to make the whites of eyes.

4 Position above chocolate

button muzzle.

5 Stick chocolate chips into

position as eye ‘pupils’ with a

little frosting (children may need

help with this fiddly bit).

6 Cut Curly Wurlys into ‘antler’ shapes

and push into top edge of cakes.

7 Lastly (in tune with the ‘Rudolf’

song) “add a cherry shiny nose”.

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Jane Howard’s

Fables from

the Farm

In the final instalment from Coopers

Farm, Jane preps her herd for winter

It’s going to be busy in the cow department this

November. We’ve got to pregnancy diagnose (PD)

everyone, then I have the whole herd TB tested

and then we need to wean the calves, sell the stores,

and bring everyone inside for the winter. Phew!

At the beginning of the month, the wonderful Michael

Owen (no, not the football player) will turn up to PD the

cows. The bull was turned out with the cows at the beginning

of May so they should all be about six months in-calf by

now. The anatomy of a cow is such that by putting a camera

– attached by a flex to a pair of sci-fi spectacles – up their

bottoms he can see into the uterus, measure the size of the

calf and calculate days of gestation. I find it ridiculously

stressful as the camera moves around inside each cow in

search of a good view. It’s usually joyous as each cow gets

the thumbs up and occasionally very sad

when it doesn’t. By knowing the dates we

can more or less work out the order in which

they’ll calve in February and March – useful

information when wandering round the

shed in the middle of a cold winter night

trying to decide which of twenty cows

all lying down is going to calve next.

Once they’ve been PD’d then a week later

they will all have to queue up again for

our annual whole herd TB test. Each cow

gets two jabs from our great vet Sarah – one of Bovine

(cow) TB and one of Avian (bird) TB. Three days later

she comes back to measure whether the cow has ‘reacted’

to the injections with a raised lump, but this is only an

issue if the bovine lump is bigger that the avian one.

More stress as it’s curtains for anyone failing the test.

This has not so far happened at Coopers, but even so

we are pleased when we’ve overcome that hurdle too.

By then it will be the middle of this month, the nights

are darker, the weather wetter and the grass will have all but

stopped growing. This means it’s time to wean the spring

born calves from their mothers so that they can come into

the barn for warmth and extra food and the cows can have

a few months off before it all starts again in February. For

some of the cows the weaning can’t come soon enough.

Some of them seem very relieved to be released from their

maternal duties and disappear over the horizon in search

of peace and quiet, but others, the keener mothers, just

stand by the gate and bellow for about three days. It is very

noisy in Stonegate when that happens, but eventually calm

...the nights

are darker, the

weather wetter

and the grass

will have all but

stopped growing

is restored and we can all have a good night’s sleep again!

So that’s the cows and calves sorted, then we just have to

bring back the yearlings – last year’s calves

– which have been on a neighbour’s farm,

to sort before the winter. By now they are

about 20 months old and we will go through

all the females – heifers – to decide which

are good enough to be kept for breeding.

The rest, together with all the steers then

go off to market. Cattle markets come in

two types – Primestock Markets for cattle

that have been fattened and are ready for

the butcher and Store Markets where cattle

that are grown but not fat, known as finished, get sold to

farmers who make a business from finishing cattle. Sad to

see them go but they have had a lovely summer and will

be keen to see a barn full of fresh straw and endless food!

By the end of the month all that will remain is to get the

cows in. This year there is a huge shortage of straw – the

price has gone up by about 25% – and that’s if you can

get hold of it, so everyone is thinking laterally. Wood chip,

hemp, cardboard – I’ve heard lots of different thoughts. Here

we’ve decided to run them in the woods for the month of

December. We’ve put feeders in for the hay and there is a

trough, so with plenty of shelter they should be fine but if it

gets very wet, well who knows. Either way they’ll be tucked

up by Christmas and then I can sleep easy knowing everyone

is warm and toasty whatever the weather. Just as well really

as by February I’ll be getting up again to check on calving!

Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm


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