Pine needle tea has a pleasant taste and smell (always a good start).

It is rich in vitamin C (5 times the concentration of vitamin C found in lemons) and can bring relief to conditions such as heart disease, varicose veins, skin complaints and fatigue.

Vitamin C is also an immune system booster which means that pine needle tea can help to fight illness and infections.

Pine needle tea also contains high levels of Vitamin A, which is good for your eyesight, improves hair and skin regeneration and improves red blood cell production.

It can be used as an expectorant for coughs and to help relieve chest congestion; it is also good for sore throats.

It brings you clarity and mental clearness.

It can help with depression, obesity, allergies and high blood pressure.

Pine needles contain antioxidants. These reduce free radicals, which are harmful to humans and can cause disease.

Taoist priests drank pine needle tea as they believed it made them live longer. There is researched evidence that pine needle tea can help to slow the ageing process.

Pick some pine needles and let them soak in boiling water on your stove and it will add a crisp pine smell all over the house. Perfect for Christmas.

Old Massey Ferguson tractor Farm time with the Knotman #farming

Old Trailer farm time with the Knotman #farming

The knotman uses the new Amazon Toaster from Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith DJ jemma bolt melissa mendini..
The knotman can make toast and marmalade again.
The green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree and full English breakfast together in the morning a good time had by all.
Planning to plant trees and saplings and meeting up with lady Victoria hervey and Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

Ripples on the water ever expanding circles with the Knot man #nature

The green plant team cat is eating meat and is happy..the knotman creeps forward to film..Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith lady Victoria hervey melissa mendini and melanie amato of south London and enjoy .the pussy and fur to touch .The green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree a great puddy eating meat..
planning to meet Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

The Green plant team and the knotman are working on a bathroom and have too strip back to basics..the brick work as totally no good.
The knotman and melissa mendini and Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith lady Victoria hervey and melanie amato of south London help to remove the old plasterboard and clear the room, not an easy job.
The green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree and help.
Planning a new bathroom suite and tiles to a high standard and meeting up with Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x. #dorset.

Autumnal Quiet Lane Walk the Knot man #nature

Dorset Woodland views the Knotman #nature

The knotman and melissa mendini are painting cove in a house the first step to painting the room..the cove and ceilings.
Lady Victoria hervey and melanie amato of south London and Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith clear the rooms to the green plant Van's to take to the ti.
Help and support the green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree this is a big job.
planning to meet up with Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and lady gaynor and Julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

Woodland walking in the Fall with the Knot man

On June 4th at about two o’clock in the afternoon, two hundred and eighty years ago, the cry of “FIRE!” was heard in the streets of Blandford. People stepped out from their businesses, some put down their drinks and others were called from their pleasures to see what all the commotion was about. They had no idea that by the end of the day their town would be burnt to the ground, the events of the day forever etched in history as the Great Fire of Blandford 1731.

The fire started outside of a soap boiler’s house when sparks fell from a chimney on to the thatch of a house standing on rising ground at the junction of four streets near the middle of the town. Blandford has a long history of fires: the last serious outbreak in July 1713 was still fresh in the memory of many of the inhabitants. This time they were better prepared and were able to quickly deploy three engines to tackle the blaze, although it soon became apparent these were not going to be enough.

Encouraged by a wind blowing from the north west, the flames with great agility settled on the buildings on the four street corners and from there excitedly raced along the streets swallowing up buildings and contents. Pewter melted and silver turned to dross. By seven in the evening scarcely a house was left untouched.

Townsfolk had grabbed what they could of their possessions and many had run to the church which, standing alone, was still untouched by the early evening. Some rested in the churchyard using tombstones to shield them from the heat. The fire still wanted to play and showed-off, tossing its sparks across the river towards neighbouring hamlets in the parishes of St Mary Blandford and Bryanston.

During the evening it was noticed that there was fire in the church steeple but the people managed to extinguish it only to see it break out again. At about two in the morning and twelve hours after the fire started the flames broke through the roof of the church, melting lead, splitting stones and dissol..

Heathland Ponies say hello to the Knotman

Wet woods walk with the Knotman

Old Small steam engine Blandford Dorset the Knotman

The knotman and melissa mendini are painting and decorating a few houses with lady Victoria hervey and lady gaynor and melanie amato of south London..A real Team Effort with Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith.
A lots of houses on the list to repaint and make good again.
Help and advise from the green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree..bit good fun and games and dome take aways too..nice..and the knotman pays for them.
Planning to meet up with Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

The knotman and melissa mendini are hard at it cleaning Ivy from the house walls and the painting back two different colours..not easy says the green plant team.
A real big Team Effort from Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith.
There is still a lot more to di to the old house and the green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree and work hard with plans to meet up with Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and lady Victoria hervey and melanie amato of south London and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

The Old Rectory Blandford Dorset the Knotman

Two Cats on the Decking Dorset the Knotman

Steam engine on the road in Blandford Forum Dorset the Knotman

The knotman trys to cook like Jamie Oliver to impress lady gaynor..a romantic steak and rice and vegetables and a bottle of champagne..served by Asher mccadam MBE...no less.
melissa mendini and melanie amato of south London and lady Victoria hervey and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith hope the knotman can cook ok......they have tasted it before...
The green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree this will be fun exspence all round and possibly romance time.....maybe..not..
Planning to meet up with Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

Old Bath House Blandford Dorset the Knotman

War memorial window Shopfront the Knotman

The knotman has an Aldi pork pie and some cheese and cucumber and tomatoes.. a farmer lunch as the English say...
Melissa mendini and lady Victoria hervey and lady gaynor and melanie amato of south London enjoy a good pie I think..to set up the middle of the day.
Not too Healthy god enjoyable to eat and a cup of Earl grey tea.
Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith agree.
The green plant team girls lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree and want to eat pork pie or meat
Planning to meet Drummond duer and Paris Hilton and julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.

The knotman and melissa mendini go n the The London Tavern fir a tidy up and clean before the Christmas partys start..and discover a small roof leak at the back..the knotman will have to go on the roof and touch diwn a few layer of roofing felt..with help from Lady Victoria hervey and lady gaynor and advice from Team leader asher macCaddan MBE and team assistant Sahara knite and big lee Watkins and bone crusher Smith and melanie amato of south London .
so the work will happen.
The green plant team girls are looking for to thevoartys and kissing and stripping bar games lady Charlotte grey and lady Mary charteris and lottie moss DJ jemma bolt DJ Sarah story Keith brown Jason gooden Esquire and girlfriend alicia vikander and Phil and duck and Eddie al guitar man agree good fun in the London Tavern a penny a pint and strip games all good clean fun.
Planning to invite julie street of Essex and jo elliot and Roxy foster and making music tenerife style summer of love..1989 pete tong and DJ monkey style music for kendall oneill the lost party Angel x.