🌸 Love & Magic @ The Lovely Cow Shed – June Edition 🌸
Welcome to our June update from The Lovely Cow Shed!
This month feels like a turning point: longer days, wildflowers in bloom, and a gentle invitation to slow down and savour the season.
Whether it’s foraging in hedgerows, crafting in good company, or celebrating love in full bloom—there’s a certain magic in the air right now.
✨ This Month at a Glance:
Elderflower Cordial Workshop Highlights
Homemade Lilac Honey & Elderflower Foraging Tips
Upcoming Wire Birdcage Workshop – June 22nd
Wedding Season is Here!
Creative Evenings & Book Club Delights
🌼 Elderflower Cordial Workshop
28th & 29th May 2025
We welcomed 8 wonderful guests for a sun-soaked afternoon of elderflower foraging and cordial-making. The scent of those freshly picked blooms? Pure summer in a bottle!
But we didn’t stop there… 🍬
Elderflower Turkish Delight
Our surprise treat was a fragrant twist on a classic—elderflower Turkish delight! Want to make your own? Scroll down for the recipe!
🛠️ Wire Birdcage Workshop
📅 Date: Saturday 22nd June 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
📍 Venue: The Lovely Cow Shed, Forty Acre Lane, Jeffrey Hill, Preston
💷 Price: £55.00
Ready to get hands-on and let your creativity fly? Join us for an artistic afternoon designing your own wire birdcage sculpture—whimsical, decorative, and full of charm.
All materials, tools, drinks, and homemade cake included. Just bring your imagination!
👉 Book Your Spot – Limited spaces available.
🌿 This Month’s Foraging: Elderflowers & Lilac Honey
Before a short getaway, I managed to squeeze in a quick Elderflower Cordial Workshop. With early blooms brought on by sunshine, it was the perfect foraging moment.
And the smell—floral, sweet, and full of early summer magic.
We also made Lilac Honey—an infusion of fresh lilac blossoms into local honey, perfect for scones or stirred into tea!
🌸 Upcoming Foraging Workshops
We’ll be making elderflower cordial & elderflower honey in late June or early July!
Keep an eye on Facebook and thelovelycowshed.com – places are limited!
🍯 Elderflower Cordial Recipe
Makes approx. 1 litre
Ingredients:
900g granulated sugar
1.7L boiling water
3 unwaxed lemons
2 unwaxed oranges
30 elderflower heads
50g citric acid (optional)
Method:
Dissolve sugar in boiling water in a large pan.
Add juice of 1 lemon & 1 orange, plus slices of all remaining citrus.
Snip elderflowers into pan, stir in citric acid.
Cover and leave to infuse 24–48 hours.
Strain through muslin, bottle, and refrigerate.
Try it in sparkling water, drizzle over cakes, or mix into a sponge batter!
📚 Book Club Update
In May, our book club read A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart—sparking lively discussions and delicious food (homemade lasagne, summer salad, apple pie & cream!).
We now have two book clubs!
The Lovely Readers are reading Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey.
Our original group is diving into The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey this June.
Happy reading!
💍 Love Is in the Air – Wedding Season Begins
We’ve already hosted two magical weddings this month:
A rustic village hall celebration filled with fairy lights & bunting.
A boho-chic tipi wedding under the stars, full of natural wood and festoon lights.
A huge congratulations to our beautiful couples! Watching your day come together was a joy. Here’s to more love-filled summer celebrations!
📹 Watch a video from one of our recent weddings!
(Link or embed here)
🎨 Last Month’s Creative Highlight:
Embossed Foil Art Workshop – May 2025
Led by the talented Laura, guests crafted magical woodland creatures in shimmering foil. With cake, tea, and lots of laughs, it was a calming, creative evening to remember.
Stay tuned for more hands-on workshops coming soon!
📅 Don’t Miss Out
Workshops fill up fast – secure your place today and be part of our vibrant, creative community.
📞 Call Annie: 07968 905607
📧 Email: thelovelycowshed@gmail.com
📍 Find us at: Forty Acre Farm, Jeffrey Hill, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 2TU
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With love,
Annie x
