by The Duck On The Pond | Nov 30, 2020 | General
The festive season approaches bringing with it the end of a year of global trauma, social change and enforced peace for many as we count down the days until Crimbo; to give it but one of many names. The view from the pond shows The Duck on the Pond gearing up for...
by The Duck On The Pond | Sep 28, 2020 | Food
The damson season has brought a lush bounty of the purple gems of early autumn. The village has seen an excellent year for these delicious delights and they are being picked, shared, swapped and processed to bring joy in many forms. Penny has made many jars of purple...
by The Duck On The Pond | Aug 3, 2020 | General
Spring 2020 – Fresh from skiing we had less than a week, a quiet, tense one, before the industry closed in March and we joined many others in enforced seclusion. This caused the postponement of the kitchen refurbishment at the 11th hour as we faced an uncertain...
by The Duck On The Pond | Feb 6, 2020 | Drink, Gin
The History Bit Gin was developed based on the older Dutch spirit, jenever. Jenever was originally produced by distilling malt wine (moutwijnin in Dutch) to 50% ABV. Because the resulting spirit was not palatable due to the lack of refined distilling techniques, herbs...
