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Spring is the pefect time for wild garlic. It likes to grow in woody, shady areas. Basil and I popped down to mum's local wood and found a mass of it around the stream. Wild garlic has a slightly milder taste from regular garlic. You can find out more about it and other foraging in the foraging for wild herbs and weeds cards here.  There are lots of recipes for wild garlic. Here are a few ideas. As well as being fun to collect and cook they make great picnic snacks and flask fillers for your next outing. Wild Garlic...

Our second day at the farm was looking quite wet. Not deterred by the wather, we kitted up in full waterproofs, packed a picnic and headed out for a walk. This time walking up towards the other tor, heading towards Grimspound. The first part of the walk followed a stream through a magical fairytale like woodland. Curling, entwined branches covered in vibrant green moss. Gradually we got higher, walking up through the bracken, looking back seeing the view of the farmhouse. Snack time! The ground was soaking. We spread out a PACMAT and had a sit down to enjoy the view....

Setting off from the farm we walked up the track. The morning had been really wet but the sun was starting to make a show. We walked up the muddy path, turning into a small gateway up onto the moor. We could see a tor from where we were staying, so it seemed only right to walk up and look back at the farm. Heading up and up through the gorse, finally arriving high up at the tor. Unsurprisingly it was breezy and cold but the wind had cleared the sky leaving a fabulous view over the valley and beyond.  Reaching the top...

The final day in Mousehole, we decided to head over to St Ives. Our day out started at The Leach Pottery Museum. Located in St Ives, an unassuming building on the main road giving access to a fascinating tour of the history of the Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada's story of the Leach Pottery, founded in 1920. We saw potters wheels, kilns, clay storage and had a play with glaze painting ending with the gallery and shop of artist's finished pieces.    By the time we'd finished in the museum it was lunchtime. We headed to St Ives beach to have a picnic. It...

Day three in Mousehole. Having enjoyed the previous day running from Mousehole to Lamorna and back I thought I'd head in the same direction, but with more time and snacks.  To mix it up a bit I set off across the farm land, after following the footpath through a farm yard - I mean, right through, squeezing down a track between barns and cows. .  I soon joined the coast path, taking me onto Lamorna. The cove was quiet. Holiday homes all shut up and one sole person working on the cafe preparing for the school holidays.   .  After walking around the cove and...