Monday 16 December 2013
Thursday 3 October 2013
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Berry Good (part one)
Last week my lovely friend (and neighbour ) and I built this berry structure. I have never built anything before and with Kim's help I have now drilled, cut using an electric saw, dug 50cm deep holes, tamped down the soil, measured, clamped bits together and checked for levels. (all with three little ones under foot!)
It isn't finished yet.... can't wait to harvest some berries in the future!!
Friday 30 August 2013
I love food!
I love food. I love growing it, cooking it and eating it! And that is just what I did this evening....
I grew it, cooked it and ate it. The entire dinner came from the garden - potatoes, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, shallots and garlic. (OK there were a few extra ingredients - olive oil, salt and pepper and a few spices.) Food miles - about 10 metres! It was a simple dinner but delicious. It was a recipe from
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal's - River Cottage Veg Every Day. (Curried bubble and squeak).
I love this cookbook. I am trying to work my way through it - I made lots of soups over winter and there is still so much I want to try!
PS it isn't all healthy vegetable eating here....while I am at home eating vegetables the boys are off camping -eating sausages, marshmallows and beer....
Saturday 24 August 2013
Lately......
Biggest frost of the year last week!!
I thought I'd try doing one of these lists like on meet me at mikes and foxes lane.
( It was harder than i thought it would be!! )
Making : crochet chickens and eggs, crochet bunting, granny squares
Cooking : apple and rhubarb, coleslaw, spinach & potato torte
Drinking : chai tea
Reading: The Cazalet Chronicles
Wanting: To lay in the sun at the beach
Looking: amigurumi books and on internet & bunny stuff (for sunny)
Playing: with Fi's guinea pigs that are staying here
Wasting: lettuce (too much in garden but is now being fed to guinea pigs)
Sewing: a patchwork doona cover
Wishing: for more hours in the day
Enjoying: listening to fire by casabian and home by edward something
Waiting: for my hair to grow
Liking: eating granola, vanilla yogurt and apple and rhubarb for breakfast
Wondering: What to do with the brussel sprouts I have grown
Marvelling: At how big the kids are getting
Needing: to go to bed early
Smelling: Jasmin at my friend Deanie's house
Wearing: Ugg boots (it is still very cold at night)
Following: 5-2 fast diet (more like 6-1)
Noticing: the days getting longer
Knowing: not much
Thinking: that we humans are a crazy bunch - the things we do?!?
Feeling: both content and restless
Bookmarking: pokemon amigurumi and felt food
Opening: the fire - the wood is a little damp and I am always mucking about with it
Giggling: at a video of sunny dancing
Feeling : cold in the morning
Friday 16 August 2013
Monday 5 August 2013
Friday 2 August 2013
A beautiful Day
What a glorious crystal clear morning. I think we have turned the winter corner - I can feel spring on the way! Sun is returning on my breakfast couch. I love a cup of tea here in the early morning sun.
I do love the morning....especially on a blue sky day with nothing set to do, the whole day stretching ahead to fill as it happens to get filled....
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