Cladding Is done

Cladding is finished 

My nephew will do the little extra bits to finish it off neatly 

But the most part is done 

It’s come up even better than I expected 

Looks like a totally different house 

We will eventually put a stone look cladding on the chimney 

But for now it’s staying as is. It will remind us of what the house looked like before lol 

And Trixies new doggie door is in 

It’s a permanent one in a permanent window 

Now she’s really living here. It’s not a temporary thing lol 

Over the next week I will slowly clean up around outside 

And organise it all 

So now the hunt is on for a local plaster 

I’ll post on the local Facebook page 

But the light at the end of the tunnel is now visible 

See ya xxx

New hope

At this time of year. Your getting pretty fed up with the cold and the short days 

It’s feels like it’s been forever since you were warm with the sun in your face 

But then a new life and you know the end is near 

This is the closest I could get to the baby lamb that little white bundle sleeping in the grass 

It was was born yesterday morning and has survived the first night the alpacas are close 

So hopefully the foxes will be kept out 

The garden is still providing here I have cut up Swedes and cooked them in the oven with 

Seasonings 

Hubby enjoyed some for a quick lunch 

Greens from the garden. Rainbow chard, and kale mixed with eggs and some feta cheese 

Two tablespoons of coconut flour  and all mixed together and cooked in the oven. 

I had a piece for my lunch and it was really yummy 

Some broccolini and small beetroot’s leaf and all 

I’ll add a dressing of olive oil, white whine vinegar and some salt and pepper 

Great on its own or as a side 

I love being able to just go outside and go grocery shopping 

Fresh is best and it doesn’t get any fresher or easier 

Hang in there guys. 

Winter will soon pass and soon we will be complaining about the heat again 

Stay

Happy birthday mathew

This little man is now 31 years old 

I truly have no idea where the time has gone 

I blinked and it was over 

 

So I made my first ever sponge cake 

A chocolate sponge with coffee icing for his big day 

I also made some cheese and garlic focaccia 

Because he loves cheese and garlic 

It’s sounds corny and all but he will truly always be that little boy in my eyes 

See ya xx

Wordless Wednesday

Solstice blessings

Brightest solstice blessings to all 

Here in the Southern Hemisphere it’s our Yule and from now on 

Our days will start to lengthen 

Soon we will be planting out our spring crops.

For now the garden is doing really well. Harvesting lots of yummy food

To keep us healthy 

I thought I had lost the brown onions and the leeks. But they have come up 

It’s always a pleasant surprise when they do that 

Cabbages are coming along nicely and we still have broccoli about ready to harvest 

I planted some book choy today 

Never grown it before. So I hope they do well 

We also planted more natives. This lot have gone in the area between the house and the workshop 

They should add lots of colour for us to enjoy 

These little guys were having. A nice meal 

All our natives will help feed the local bird life when they grow 

And give me lots of birdwatching opportunities we well 

Right now we are all inside sitting by the fire watching television and relaxing 

With the weather right now. It’s the best place to be 

See ya xxx

Wordless Wednesday

An abundance of plants

Have been to my cousins house in coburg 

He asked me if I wanted any plants as he was thinning out some of his 

Well you know my moto. There’s always room for plants 

So off we went this morning and came home with the back of the ute full 

There were six date palms 

Four have gone here and two are in the paddock. Hopefully they grow nice and lush 

Hubby with his post hole digger. Makes planting so easy 

There were quite a few agaves so they have been planted around the center to hopefully 

Make a kind of boarder 

There was one really big one. So we planted that one in the middle where there

Was a big space 

So our garden is getting bigger 

But at least I won’t have much weeding to do lol 

It’s always lovely to get stuff for free 

Recycling at its best 

They have already made a huge difference to the look of the yard 

And the date palms have replaced dead trees so that was an instant face lift 

The rain is about to start again so they will be well watered in 

A very productive Sunday 

See ya xx