Hi all, I’ll be hiking Ben Nevis this Saturday and will be in the Kendal tomorrow and Carlisle Sunday if anyone fancies a pint or brunch?
Would be lovely to make friends and meet anyone really. Let me know! Also looking for jazz bars/ pubs if there are?
I stumbled across this book from another post recently that completely changed how I think about food.
We’re so used to fridges, supermarkets, and next day delivery that I honestly never stopped to think about how people actually ate before all that existed. This book is basically a collection of old recipes that were designed to last months or even years without refrigeration. The same kind of food our great grandparents (and great great grandparents) relied on.
What surprised me most wasn’t even the recipes, it was the mindset. Everything was about making food stretch, using what you had, and not relying on systems that could disappear overnight. Reading it made me realize how dependent we are now compared to even a couple generations ago.
I’ve tried a handful of the recipes so far. Some are definitely outside my normal rotation, but a few were genuinely good and oddly satisfying knowing they’d keep without power or fancy storage.
It’s less of a cookbook and more of a little history lesson disguised as one. Made me appreciate how resilient people used to be, especially when it came to food. I wanted to make this post as a bit of a shoutout to the creators for putting it together and the person who shared it here a couple months back (I couldn't find the old post to go back and comment).
Here's the website I bought the cookbook from, it's a pretty niche book so I don't think it's available on any mainstream platforms - survivalsuppers.com
it might sound silly but i would like to find some nice places where we can take some photos of the car. no traffic of course.
thinking about a bridge in a background or old building/warehouse. things like that.
Took this a while back during a clear spell. The water was so still you could see right through to the lake bed near the edge, and the reflection on the screes was stunning. I know it’s a bit more of a trek to get out to the western side of the county than places like Windermere or Keswick, but the valley is unmatched. Is this anyone else’s absolute favorite Cumbrian lake?
Hi! I’m third trimester and just wondering if anyone has any birth experiences in Cumbria?
I'm hoping to go the birth centre at Penrith but aware most people end up at Carlisle. I really don’t want to end up at Carlisle for a few reasons, I’ve had crap experiences with the obs department with fairly dubious advice previously and I genuinely haven’t spoken to anyone who’s birthed there in the last 2 years who’s had positive experience. I had got myself into the mindset that I would have a positive birth where ever but at a scan recently got lectured by the sonographer about how I should go to Carlisle and lots of fear mongering which was outside of NICE guidelines etc. That had kinda set me dead against Carlisle again.
Hi all,
We’re looking to relocate to Kendal from a small city, we’ve seen online to avoid a few of the “rougher” areas, but when visiting these didn’t particularly seem that rough at all really.
We’ve seen a house near the Trainline on the north end edge of the Hallgarth estate, the house is really nice and within our price range. So I just wanted to know people’s thoughts on the area?
We could stretch to some of the nicer areas but the houses are often worse and need work, while being more expensive and possibly within flood risk areas - which this isn’t.
Thanks in advance.
Had my first holiday in 10 years last week, couldn't think of anywhere else I want to be, plus turning my (step) daughter into a brand new exile was the best part.
Video by @ lakesmountaingoat 🤩
Took this yesterday, it still surprises me i can see the Isle of Man on a clear day.