A Cache of Chinese Silverware, Hidden in an Attic for 80 Years, Heads to Auction
The consignor had no clue about the collection’s existence until earlier this year. A large collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century Chinese silverware is heading to auction at Kinghams Auctioneers in the Cotswolds, England, after it was rediscovered in a family attic where it had been sitting for 80 years. The collection of around […]
Elder ~ Flowers and Berries!
”Feared by the devil. Favoured by foragers. Elder is the very essence of summer with its fragrant flowers and black berries. It was said that an elder planted by your house would keep the devil away.” Botanical name: Sambucus nigra Family: Adoxaceae Parts used: flowers, berries Taste: sour (berries) bitter (flowers) Energetics: cooling, drying In […]