Ecoart Sculptures and Last of the Galloways

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Frugaldom is a very interesting and exciting land development project combining agriculture with horticulture and the Arts. I can highly recommend the fabulously affordable and extremely comfortable accommodation as a rural getaway for anyone interested in the great outdoors, art, photography, writing and/or wildlife. Try one of Frugaldom's Frugal Breaks and sample the place for yourself.

Art in the making - the Frugaldom horse is really taking shape. As part of our Ecoarts project, this represents the 'Last of the Galloways' our native ponies that once grazed the hills and moors of Galloway and the surrounding areas before being spread throughout the British isles and bred out of existence.

Ecoarts at Frugaldom

Reverse angle showing the sculpture still in the early stages. This sculpture is a life size portrayal of a native Galloway pony and will stand proud at Frugaldom one day soon.

Fruit, glorious fruit!

First of the plums and apples from the garden are simmering with some raspberries for the first of this year's mixed fruit jelly. What preserves are you planning this autumn?

This assortment of fruit was simmered in a little water until soft then the resulting juices strained through a sieve and made up to half a litre. I added 500g of sugar and boiled it for approximately 10 minutes until it reached setting point, then decanted it into a large, sterilised jar. Nothing else is added as the apples provide all the natural pectin needed. Some people add a slither of butter to help clarify the resulting jelly but this is not necessary.

Please get in contact if you have any questions regarding Frugaldom, our frugal living and money challenges or our ecoarts project.

This is an experimental blog post to test out the compatibility of Facebook with the option to blog from there via Windows Live while also offering us the chance to spread the frugal news further afield by way of sharing on social media. Hopefully, readers will be able to see the photos and link back to our Facebook page, bringing a little bit more interactivity during the early stages of developing the Frugaldom Project.

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