Oh my gosh! I have been unsubscribing left,  right and centre to different companies that have automatically put me on their mailing list when I have bought something from them, or done an online course with them or signed up to a mailing list that I am no longer interested in. Just to be clear […]

This morning the hens were keen to potter about outside until they stepped into their garden and felt the force of the bitterly cold winds. Enticed by the contents in their daily bucket of weeds, herbs and mustard greens they soon hopped back inside. A hand full of sunflower seeds is a favourite for them […]

A week of doing small projects in between school work  and work that by Friday afternoon all adds up. It is the way we get things done, little by little. Inside the cottage we are slowly chipping away at a freshen up some rooms.  A new blind for the bathroom windows and also giving the […]

If you already subscribe to Fairy Wren Cottage the Quinces ebook has been sent to your email address. It’s the 2nd edition of this ebook and I just felt that I wanted to go back and rewrite it, share some more recent photos, things we have learnt along the way and give it a fresh […]

~ Mountain Pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata) ~ Also known as Tasmanian Native Pepper or Tasmanian Pepperberry, it is a bushfood. You can use the leaves or berries when cooking. Have you heard of it? Long before I met Michael and we got married and lucky enough to have our Liliana, growing Mountain Pepper was a long held goal […]

The Fairy Wren Cottage Bliss Ball Recipe 200 grams Almond Meal 100 grams Cashew Nuts 2 tablespoons organic chia seeds 2 tablespoons cacao powder 1/4 cup dried goji berries (soak in boiling water for 10 minutes, drain & squish any remaining liquid out) 2 tablespoons coconut oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Place all the dry […]

Tip: When you catch yourself going into that depressing headspace of feeling overwhelmed about all the renovating jobs you have to do, pause and change the narrative  to; Look at what we have already done, make a mental note of every single little thing you have done until you start to feel better, more positive […]

1.Don’t compare yourself to what other people are doing on social media. You aren’t them, you don’t know exactly what is going on behind the scenes. Someone saying “oh we renovated everything and landscaped the garden” can actually mean we paid for everything, had a big budget and got designers, tradespeople  and landscapers in to […]

It can feel like such a huge weight can’t it?! That overwhelm when there are SO may jobs to do with renovating, getting a garden set up, doing paid work, caring for your family especially when they are babies, after all the day to day stuff still needs to happen like feeding everyone, making sure […]