Sea Buckthorn

Sea buckthorn is the new superfood - it’s a lovely tree growing to about 3-4 metres high on the north east and west coasts and has a huge amount of small intensely orange berries that taste of Orange and Mango - a starburst sort of explosion in the mouth. Anyway so so pleased that I’ve found some secret bushes and taken just a sample to make some sea buckthorn gin liqueur. There are two ice cream parlours in Northumberland who do sea buckthorn flavour - I’m going to ask them where they get their secret stash. 

Had a great trip to Durham (my university haunt) and went to gin distillery in a run down warehouse place - he was so pleased that friend and I called in that we got a free bottle of mango gin - it’s gone already !!! I have finally been fully inducted to help with the work at the local hospice - main role will he upgrading their paper system to a computer system (love the name Harlequin) and also to drive around the three shops they gave in Northumberland transferring stock around. So grateful they’ve allowed me to volunteer as I’ve wanted to do this for the last two years but sort of procrastinated - well Covid has been a little bit to blame.