Ploddingham is simply the extension of a small area in the home. It could be the kitchen table, a big sofa in the lounge, or an actual hearth if you're lucky enough. It is the place where family life regularly congregates; the place where family life is cultivated and formed into something none of the individual members could imagine or accomplish alone. It all begins here at the hearth, but it doesn't end here. Here are tales and teaching from our hearth to yours.