It's Summer time. The paddocks are dry and the "lawn" is dead because we don't waste water on lawns, but the plantings around the verandah and close to the house create a visually cooling effect. Some geraniums, a Glory vine, agapanthas and various shrubs that require little to no water.
If you haven't been reading Rhonda's blog, Down to Earth, today's post "Controlling Your Own Life" is another winner that resonates with me so I'd like to share with you.
Jembella Farm shop is steadily growing in popularity as word gets out there. I'm having so much fun playing "shops".
I hope you're having a great day too. May your wet knickers not fall in the dirt when hanging on the wash line.
Tis definitely a good day when the knickers don't fall in the dirt. I'm with you re watering lawn.
ReplyDeletehaha! oh I totally understand that simple "YES!" when they land back in the basket!
ReplyDeleteIm from SA too, only about 30 Mins from the Barossa. :) The Angaston markets are my fave markets ever, due a trip I think as my favorite icecream lady should be well and truly back by now.
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Emma, we may bump shoulders at the Farmer's Market one day, although I don't get there very often these days. The icecream lady, Julie's, wares are delicious I agree. :)
DeleteOh kindred spirit of the falling wet knickers! I'm so pleased to have found you after the hing from Rhonda at DTE. We're retired but have a small beef herd, two Jersey girls, two piggies (growing nicely on the milk), a handful of dorpers, two bee hives, too many chickens and a lot of fruit and veg. Life is good.
ReplyDeleteCassie, it is indeed a good life isn't it. Plenty of challenges but wouldn't swap it for anything, would you? Your "retired" life sounds busy. :)
DeleteHi. I'm looking for a way to subscribe to your blog posts. Am I just missing it or is there not a place to subscribe by email? Now that I've found you (thanks to Rhonda also) I don't want to miss anything. Your garden looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Meg, hmmm... now you are asking me a tech question that is beyond me. That is something I'll need to ask my tech wizard step son who set up my blog for me, bless him! Meanwhile I'll have a look at what I might be able to do, and you never know, I might find the solution and shock myself. Thanks for visiting and hope you stick around. :)
DeleteMeg, I did it. So proud of myself, actually a little bit shocked. I hope it works for you. :)
DeleteMy wet knickers are safely drying on the Aga .... it's a drizzly wet, cold late Autumn day here in North Wales (UK) ... drying outside daily seems like a dim and distant memory, although I do use the washing line whenever the wind is blowing harder than the rain is falling.
ReplyDeleteLove your Blog, thanks goodness for Rhonda and her lovely links :-)
Sue, I'm a bit of an oddity with my wood combustion (Stanley from Ireland) fire in the kitchen, but I secretly feel sorry for folks who don't have the pleasure. Shhh don't tell anyone that. What fuel does yours run on? They are much more popular in UK aren't they? Brilliant for drying the laundry and saving on electricity too. :)
DeleteOurs is electric. We have just finished having solar panels installed on the new garage and workshop roof so as soon as we are connected up we will be fueled for free, and selling surplus electricity back to the National Grid and making the house earn us some money for a change.
DeleteWe moved to our 'forever home' here in Wales two years ago. The first year was spent getting the house and veggie patch 'done' and then this year has been all about getting the infrastructure for the workshop, solar panels and water harvesting system up and running. There is finally light at the end of our tunnel. One more year to pay off our mortgage and then LH is 'retiring' from the day job and we can concentrate on our real plans. Pigs in the woodland, goats and a couple of sheep in the paddock and woodworking in the workshop. I am the veggie grower and chicken keeper so I'll just be carrying on with what I do now.
g'day there :))
ReplyDeletecame over from rhonda's blog early this evening & have just finished reading your WHOLE blog! WOW, it's amazing! love your old 100 yr old house, she has such character! loved reading about all the animals & gardens/gardening.
we have a volunteer at our markets who uses the bio-dynamics in our market gardens, he is amazing & it's all very interesting.
i will be a regular reader here too, have fallen in love with your blog
thanx for sharing
G'day Selina, Oh I feel very humbled by all these lovely comments. Thankyou for yours. Interesting that you referred to our house as "she" because I do too.
DeleteShe is very basic, but the people who built all those years ago, knew a thing or two about orientation, verandahs and what we now call passive solar. We were lucky to find our home when we did and this in an idea for a blog post of its own in future. Have a wonderful day. :)
I came right over as soon as I got your comment but I think I forgot to actually leave a comment to thank you for the blog visit and tell you what a great blog you have. I'm looking forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much for your kind words Leigh. I have Rhonda to thank for the link allowing you to find me. It's been lonely here sometimes and I wondered if writing a blog was really something I should keep doing, but now I know why I kept going. Originally I started it so my friends and family could get an idea of what life is like for us if they were interested to look. I also got so tired of repeating recipes and instructions so it became easier to put it into a blog and refer people to find the instructions there. I love writing but don't have the gift that Rhonda has and I can accept that and keep on trying to improve as I go. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. :)
DeleteHello. I'm over here from Rhonda's blog. So pleased to have found you.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder how I can follow your blog, trying to find where to type in my email address. Best wishes from Jean in Brisbane.
Jean, oh how I wish I could just twiddle a knob and get this fixed so you can be notified by email. I'm working on it. Thankyou so much for visiting and taking the time to comment. :)
DeleteJean, I think I've fixed it. Shocked myself! I hope it works for you. :)
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