Someone asked me if they should make changes to their initial garden plans. My answer: Go with your gut feeling. You know your land better than anyone else. The longer you live somewhere the more your garden knowledge and garden evolves. My rule is if I keep thinking about a new idea and the initial […]

If someone offers you free fruit or gives you permission to forage on their land, treat that as a valuable exchange. Do something in return for that exchange. This is how respectful friendships form, especially in rural communities if you are a new comer to a rural area or town. ~ It’s become an old […]

Picking Autumn roses with our Lil. A little vase of flowers for next to the bed. Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to post a photo each day in May. A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful, that captures my heart. Uplifting, something positive as we move into the colder months in […]

Late this afternoon in the Quince Orchard with Polly the drake, Ta Da, Loveheart and Daisy the Indian Runner ducks. Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a photo each day in May. A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful. A moment in the day, uplifting, something positive that captures […]

Late yesterday afternoon Lil and I took a colander, put Bluebell on a lead (good for her training)  and went foraging, around our garden! I’ve designed the garden this way, there are Food Hedges to forage in and plants, shrubs and trees dotted about the garden where the growing conditions suit them best. This is […]

A recipe: How to make Hothouse Hand Pies. Before you go to the hothouse get your frozen puff pastry out of the freezer put pastry sheets in a single layer and cover with a clean tea towel. In the Hothouse fill a colander with leafy greans, beans, spring onions and herbs as you weed and […]

Picking greens, herbs and spring onions for Hothouse Hand Pies. If you would like the Hothouse Hand Pies recipe please see the next Blog Journal entry. Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a photo each day on May. A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful, that captures my heart. […]

A moment in the day. The view from the washing line. My Dutch barn door made by my Dutch husband, painted in Duck Egg Blue. Door made using reclaimed building materials and glazing. Of course there is a story to it. We had sold some second hand glazed French Doors on Gumtree, pointing out the […]

Edit: And the winners are: Congratulations to Belle and Carol. Total prizes: 2 x A4 Fairy Wren Cottage Fine Art Prints valued at $95 each. The winner receives an A4 Fairy Wren Cottage Fine Art Print from my new etsy shop. The winner chooses their print. Plus, they get to give someone they nominate an […]