Journey into Spring: March ~ Emerge

25/03/2025 0 min Temporada 2 Episodio 2

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Edited by Dan Lange Music credit: Ambient from Purple Planet: https://www.purple-planet.com Sue opens the episode with some words from The Tempest by William Shakespeare  Here's a link to Emma's spring jacket: https://www.thewhitecompany.com/row/Linen-Cropped-Jacket/p/A15190?swatch=Alabaster Cyclical Living: Sue quotes from The Almanac by Lia Leendertz Recipes: Cleavers tea, add approx 2 tbsp cleavers, thoroughly washed, to a mug, top with boiling water and allow to steep for 15 minutes before drinking Wild Garlic Pesto:  Ingredients/ 100g wild garlic/ 50g parmesan/ vegan parmesan grated (although I omit this due to my cheese aversion)/50g nuts or seeds /Olive oil (rapeseed works too) – you’ll need about 150ml/ lemon juice, to taste/ salt and pepper   Method/ Add the washed wild garlic leaves to a food processor and blitz until fairly well broken up/ Add the Parmesan, if using, and process further/ Add the nuts or seeds, blitz again/ Slow down the processor and add the oil until you reach your desired consistency/ Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. Sue mentions foraging with respect inspired by reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Seasonal Words: Emma reads words from The Pocket Encyclopedia of Garden Phenomena, by Thomas Furly Forster taken from the anthology Spring, An Anthology for the Changing Seasons edited by Melissa Harrison ,Today by Billy Collins, and Be Like the Bird by Victor Hugo. Emma's breakfast smoothie includes: Spinach, tahini, seeds, avocado, berries, banana and almond milk Sue mentions a new collagen supplement by Feel: https://wearefeel.com  In the Tasks section Sue quotes from Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui Sue reads a Sea soul Blessing by Pippa Best, from a deck of cards that can be ordered online at https://seasoulblessings.com Our monthly Wisdom card is drawn from Louise Hays Wisdom cards, a deck of 64 positive affirmations.  Timings 17.49 Cyclical living / 23.40 Recipes / 32.20 Seasonal Self Care / 41.41 Spring words / 47.20 Tasks / 53.58 Wisdom card