May was a rewarding month here at Legge Towers. Cath, who blogs at For Bella and Will, kindly nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I’m grateful to her—this is a lovely chance to highlight blogs I enjoy and share a few personal details. The rules of acceptance are simple:

Thank the person who nominated you.
Include a link to their blog.
Select 15 blogs you follow or have recently discovered.
Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
Tell the person who nominated you seven things about yourself.
Include this set of rules in your post.
Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by commenting on their blog.

Versatile blogs to follow

Here are the blogs I’m nominating for the Versatile Blogger Award. Each one is a source of inspiration, knowledge or pleasure.

Radix Rootcrops — Owen Smith writes with botanical expertise and wry humour about new and unusual crops, particularly South American species. His posts are informative, generous with knowledge and occasionally hilarious.
Emma Cooper — An author, podcaster and sustainable garden enthusiast, Emma writes regularly about gardening and ethnobotany. She’s about to begin a Masters in Ethnobotany, and I’m keen to follow her journey.
Gregoire Michaud — A pastry chef whose work is astonishing in its beauty and precision. His blog and photography showcase culinary artistry and inventive flavour combinations that are breathtaking.
A Forkful of Spaghetti and A Kentish Kitchen — Helen offers delicious, well-tested recipes, restaurant reviews and warm, witty writing across these two blogs. Both are must-reads for home cooks and food lovers.
Thane Prince — A talented food writer and teacher, Thane writes about elegant, simple cooking with excellent ingredients. Her restaurant reviews are perceptive and useful.
It’sNotFingRocketScience — Hazel Paterson’s blog combines eclectic career experience with sharp, amusing writing about food and drink. The posts include recipes, reviews and engaging photography.
Weekend Bakery — Ed and Marieke provide one of the best online resources for bread baking. Their thorough testing, clear instructions, photography and videos make their recipes accessible and reliable.
Chocolate Log Blog — Choclette writes passionately and precisely about chocolate and baking. Her blog is the go-to destination for chocolate-inspired baking and ideas.
SmarterFitter — Monica Shaw focuses on healthy living through real food and simple cooking. Her recipes encourage experimentation and calm confidence in the kitchen, and the blog is visually appealing.
Azelia’s Kitchen — Azelia offers a treasure trove of recipes, tips, reviews and food science. She’s prolific, curious and tenacious—especially in exploring sourdough—and her photography is consistently strong.
Pukka Paki — Summaya’s blog is an excellent resource for Pakistani home cooking, combining recipes with cultural context and beautiful photography. It’s informative and engaging.
Zeb Bakes — Joanna mixes baking, sculpture, natural history and local life into an eclectic and thoughtful blog. She shares successes and failures with honesty, which makes her posts especially helpful.
Veg Plotting — Michelle Chapman curates a wide-ranging hub for gardening content: tips, recipes, reviews and resources. It’s a useful and varied place for anyone interested in growing food.
Permaculture Magazine — A rich resource for permaculture and sustainable living, featuring thought-provoking articles, practical tips and inspiring projects. I’ve contributed here and value the breadth of material.

Seven things about me

I don’t like wearing socks; it generally has to be very cold before I give in. I do wear them with walking boots.
I once filled in for a friend on an interview for Irish radio station Spin 103.8 FM about survival skills. It was an odd and memorable experience, and I particularly remember joking about procreation and nuclear war.
I can use a sewing machine and have made dresses, skirts, shirts, trousers, fleeces and dry bags for myself and Debs.
I do pen line drawings.
I used to have a moustache; I’m much better now.
I handmade all our kitchen units to fit an unusually shaped space. We washed up in the bath for six months while I built them.
If I didn’t live where I do now, I think I’d like to live in Corsica.

Thanks for reading. If you made it this far, let me know what you think in the comments below.