Yesterday was the shortest day, woohoo! Winter still has a long way to go but I love the thought that I will start getting more daylight hours from now on. It’s hard to get motivated to do things when it gets cold and dark. And when you’re feeling like a hippopotamus that is about to … More Great Garlic
My, how the feather babies have grown. I have had them for 2 months now, although it feels like they’ve been around for so much longer. They are somewhere around 19-21 weeks old. Any day now, surely, an egg will appear. Bring forth the eggs, chickens! Although it is winter, so I don’t blame them if … More The Feather Children get a New Feeder
My search for a baby mobile was getting a bit fruitless. Mobiles cost quite a bit of money and while I found a few that I liked, they all had aspects that I didn’t like. Many of them were too kooky. One had four of exactly the same animal hanging from it – doesn’t that defeat the … More Making a Mobile
Last weekend I managed to get The Husband to help me start on some hefty garden work. First, he got out his trusty axe and chopped down a punga fern that was too shady and in the way. Then he casually proceeded to chop it up into smaller bits and put them on the compost heap. … More Getting Stuck Into The Garden
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