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November 2026

5 videos

  1. Steamed bread on the coals

    Flour, a pinch of yeast and a three-legged pot buried in hot ash.

    Steamed bread beside a three-legged pot over coals
  2. Riding the gorge trail with the ponies

    A morning on a narrow path, with a blanket over my shoulders.

    Ponies and blanketed riders on a gorge trail
  3. A blanket for every season

    How we wear them, fold them and tell the weather by them.

    Ponies and blanketed riders on a gorge trail
  4. Getting ready for a family gathering

    Three days of cooking, a borrowed pot and a hut full of people.

    Steamed bread beside a three-legged pot over coals
  5. How the recipe booklet came to be

    From a pile of scribbled cards to a printed booklet on the blanket.

    Printed recipe booklet on a blanket beside a tin mug

October 2026

4 videos

  1. Morning chores before the sun is up

    Fire, water and animals, in the cold hour before everyone wakes.

    Ponies and blanketed riders on a gorge trail
  2. Carrying water up from the spring

    The path, the bucket and why I never hurry this walk.

    Ponies and blanketed riders on a gorge trail
  3. What we eat in the cold months

    Thick porridge, bread and a soup that stays on the fire all day.

    Printed recipe booklet on a blanket beside a tin mug
  4. Ponies and the people who ride them

    The animals we depend on, and how we look after them.

    Ponies and blanketed riders on a gorge trail

September 2026

1 video

  1. Life in a round stone hut

    One room, a thatched roof and a fire that keeps us warm.

    Steamed bread beside a three-legged pot over coals

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