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It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Hi Sunflowergal, like the blog and elderflower cordial not only tastes great but has a beautiful smell. We lived in North Kent where we had an allotment for 20 odd years. The site had lots of elderberries and we enjoyed the cordial every summer.

Thanks for all your kind words. Fran, keep working towards making your dream a reality.

Hello to all, we moved to Cyprus 12 months ago and are now actively trying to be as self sufficient as possible. We have a smallholding and have 22 deep beds, a herb garden and have planted 45 fruit trees. We were lucky enough to have 4 mature olive trees and after 4 days hard work picking we took o...