Issue Thirteen · Page 154Autumn and Winter 2026–27 · page 154Recycled Decorations.
In the past, Yule celebrations were far thriftier: folks would use what they had and turn simple, plain, everyday objects into beautiful decorations. A few years ago, I did an online workshop with artist Jess Wheeler where we made decorations out of old tubes of tomato purée, which sounds like it shouldn’t work but is incredibly effective! The inside of a tomato purée tube is aluminium, usually gold in colour.
WordsRosie SteerPhotographyRosie Steer & Alastair Irvine
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The Hut on the Hill.
An off-grid hut on a Perthshire hillside, reached through fields of Hebridean sheep and wildflower meadows. A stay shaped by farm life, family time and the freedom of doing nothing much, guided by the gentle rhythms of a working farm.
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