Set of 6 beautiful Oak, Teak and Walnut coasters. £30

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. What better time to spend with family and loved ones. The celebration of rebirth and renewal. 🐇 🐣

Had a lovely walk today. Look at those views 💜

Did everyone just get that emergency sound come through on their mobile phones? How bloody intrusive! Think I’ve managed to turn it off in settings.

Homeland hope all our activists, supporters and friends had a Happy Saint George's Day.

Saint George was a Roman soldier of the Praetorian Guard of Emperor Diocletian. He was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith and executed by decpitation on 23 April 303.

The legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells us that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time when George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating the city, two sheep were fed to the dragon each day, but the sheep were not enough and the people were forced to make a human sacrifice to the dragon instead.

The person to be sacrificed was chosen by the people and on one occasion the King's daughter was chosen to be the sacrifice. George saved the girl by slaying the dragon with a lance.

Saint George became the patron saint of Edward II in 1348 and was elevated to the primary Patron Saint of England in 1552 during the reformation.

Oxford street in the late 1800s

I'm proud to announce the first chopping board is available from the Olde Sycamore woodshop.
Walnut, Padauk and Beech - 14" Long and just under 8" wide 3/4 inch thick. Hand profiled edges and ready for a good home.
£60 available for shipping Monday onwards @omen114

I hope those of you that are lucky enough not to be working this bank holiday weekend have some great downtime with family and loved ones.

Please remember all orders placed, won’t be mailed until the Tuesday.

Traditionally May Day was the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice! In ancient times, this was one of the Celtic cross-quarter days, which marked the midway points between the (four) solstices and equinoxes of the year.

As with many early holidays, May Day was rooted in agriculture. Springtime festivities filled with song and dance celebrated the sown fields starting to sprout. Cattle were driven to pasture, special bonfires were lit, and doors of houses as well as livestock were decorated with yellow May flowers. In the Middle Ages, the Gaelic people celebrated the festival of Beltane. Beltane means “Day of Fire.” People created large bonfires and danced at night to celebrate. 

May Day has a long history and tradition in England, children would dance around the maypole, holding onto colorful ribbons. People would ”bring in the May” by gathering wildflowers and green branches, weaving floral hoops and hair garlands, and crowning a May king and queen. 

Remember to appreciate your surroundings 🐝