Slow Living in My Small English Garden 🌿 Roses, Baking & Grandma’s Recipe

Step into a few peaceful spring days here in the English countryside 🌿 In this week’s slow living vlog, I spend quiet days gardening, baking a traditional British lemon drizzle loaf from scratch, and preparing one of my grandmother’s comforting Spanish recipes for dinner as the weather shifts between sunshine, rain, and chilly spring afternoons. I’m also planting my latest rose acquisition — the beautiful Eustacia Vye rose inspired by Thomas Hardy’s heroine — while slowly continuing to shape the garden for the warmer months ahead 🌹 Wrapped in birdsong, gentle rain, and shy moments of sunshine, we also wander through Oakley, a picturesque corner of the Hampshire countryside whose quiet paths once inspired writers like Jane Austen 🌿 There are cosy moments of slow cooking, peaceful gardening, spring flowers, homemade comfort food, and reflections on family traditions, recipes passed down through generations, and finding beauty in ordinary everyday life. In this vlog: 🍋 Traditional British lemon drizzle loaf 🌹 Planting the Eustacia Vye rose ☕ Slow living routines & afternoon tea 🌿 A peaceful walk through Oakley, Hampshire 🍗 Spanish chicken recipe inspired by my grandmother 🌼 Gardening, herbs & spring planting 🏡 Quiet moments at home in England Thank you for being here and for sharing these gentle moments with me from all around the world 🤍 With love, Maria 🌿 🍋 Lemon Drizzle Loaf 4 eggs Sugar (same measure as the eggs) or 175g 1½ glasses of self raising flour (225gr) 2 glasses of butter or 225g 1 tsp baking power ( optional ) Zest of 1 lemon Juice of 1 lemon Elderflower cordial Sugar (for the drizzle) Optional decoration: Lemon zest Edible flowers (rose petals or hibiscus) Candied lemon slices Spanish Garlic Chicken (Pollo al Ajillo) 1 kg chicken pieces with skin Extra virgin olive oil 1 heads of garlic 5 bay leaves 1 bunch of parsley Salt & black pepper 1 glass of dry white wine Saffron (optional) Roasted Asparagus with Tomato Balsamic Vinegar Fresh asparagus Cheese with garlic & nettles (or any cheese such as Parmesan or cheddar) Cherry tomatoes Tomato balsamic vinegar Olive oil Salt & black pepper Subtitles are available in over 20 languages — just turn them on in the settings Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) If you enjoy these videos and would like to support my work, you can buy me a coffee here ☕ buymeacoffee.com/hercosybritishjourney A few of my favourite kitchen and home essentials can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/hercosy... #slowliving #englishcountryside #quietlife #homebaking #seasonalliving #homemadefood #cozyhome #teatime #afternoontea #countrylifestyle #softliving #englishgardens #rosegarden #cookingfromscratch #springvlog #springgardening #simpleliving #cosyhome