It has been very hot here. Things are drying out even faster this year. We haven’t had more than a light dusting of rain and no decent rain for over a month (until today – hooray!). The vegetable gardens are surviving on my once-a-week hose watering, using water from the garage rain tank with the … More The Pickle Train is Crashing
We recently got away to the beach for a family camping holiday. Camping isn’t the most ideal way to holiday when you’re pregnant, but it could be a while before we can go again. Camping in a tent with a baby does not appeal to me. It was nice to have some time at the … More A Holiday & Back Again
It is a lovely rainy Sunday afternoon here, which makes it easier to have some Sabbath rest on the couch. The Husband is massaging my legs, which are sore from working on the Garage Project, and our snuggle cat, Simba, has joined the snuggle pile. The Little Fulla is playing on the floor with a … More Fire Friday, The Sad & The Beautiful
If there’s one word that sums up my life right now, it’s ‘plums’. Harvesting plums, buckets of plums, sinks of bathing plums, chopping plums, trying to use and preserve ALL the plums. Well, the ones we haven’t given away. And sometimes in 30degC (86degF) weather too. I feel like I’m always talking about plums. Probably … More Just Plum Crazy
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