6:33pm. Early evening in our Back Orchard. A walk around the garden, tucking Honeybee in, watching the light fade, the heavy scent of the blossom becoming more noticeable. Springtime. Beauty in the everyday moments. Much love, Jude x

Darlings, SWEET PEAS are toxic, so are other flowers. Double, triple, quadruple check what flowers you decorate your cakes with. Even if you buy packaged “edible”flowers, check.  And don’t be fooled by a name, easy done. It is Sweet Pea season, they are one of my favourite flowers, do you love them too? (My sweet […]

  We were ready to pick up some chicks from a poultry breeder recently. Checking in weekly to see if the chicks were in good health and to see when they would be ready to join us. It gave us time to learn a little about how the person who bred the chickens, always lovely […]

Hello, and a warm welcome back to my Blog Journal. We are all going well, thank you for your lovely messages. I did mention in my November Postcard (monthly newsletter) that there maybe some Blog Journal posts before Christmas and here we are. Some happenings at Fairy Wren Cottage: Social media has become a big […]

Just a reminder that my newsletter will be delivered to your inbox this weekend if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter. Fairy Wren Cottage Postcards. If you are on the fence, and wondering whether it is worth subscribing or are sick of recieving sales emails that clog up your inbox but are looking for a […]

I’ve made this series to highlight women who are starting out. They have created something out of nothing, following those whispers and are moving forward with bringing their dreams to life. I believe in the power of sharing our stories, supporting and lifting each other up. There is enough for everyone to be successful, in […]

Six things you may not know about me! 1. I now create vintage inspired Postcards and Prints and sell them in my Etsy Shop. (The Fairy Wren Cottage Etsy Shop.) 2. All the photos are taken here in the garden at Fairy Wren Cottage. Together with my husband and daughter Liliana, we tend the garden […]

Brambley’s Seedling Apple in blossom. Springtime in our Kitchen Garden. Have you been noticing the change in light as Spring unfolds? I haven’t been taking as many photos lately, I’m sure that will change again. But for now I’m very content sitting, watching, observing the light. Quietly standing in the garden, content and grateful to […]

Freycinet Rugosa Rose. A beautiful Tasmanian bred rose by dedicated plantswoman Lilia Weatherley. An absolute must for the garden, disease resistant, stunning big blooms. Wonderful in a hedge. I was lucky enough to track down three several years ago, just after they were first released in 2010. All happily thriving in hedges here around the […]