Thursday 12 May 2016

Enough is plenty

The rhythm of my days feels just right lately, and here's a clue why that is so. We have had RAIN..!
Not lots, but the grass is starting to grow, the cool wind is up, and I have fires lit. I have a huge heap of cut wood, thanks Brian, and the freezers are all bursting full.
I feel rich. This is the kind of wealth that money can't buy. We have enough of everything we need.
Washing is drying in front of the fire and there's a dog under there somewhere.

The cellar is groaning with preserves, fruit and vegetables to see us through the winter.
Sweet potatoes.



Pumpkin is on the menu every day.

Plenty of greens of every variety.
Beetroot
I'm on the last leg of Clover's first birthday quilt. It will be finished in time to take it with me when I fly to Victoria in less than two weeks time.  I'll show you the "reveal" after it's been handed over. This project has taken over the formal dining table for more than a month. Small steps, and now it's nearly all done.
I will find anything to do instead of sewing, even cleaning out the fridge is more fun than sewing, in my book.  ;)
The drizzle has slowed, so I'm off to the wood heap to bring up another load of firewood.
Cheers! 

17 comments:

  1. I like the days when everything is okay with the world and there are lots of them thank goodness.

    Your preserves and homegrown goodies look wonderful, we are just starting the proper growing season over here in the UK, hopefully in six months time I'll have something similar to show.

    Enjoy the fruits of your labours :-)

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    1. Thanks Sue and may you enjoy a good growing season ahead. We're so lucky here in the "land down under" that we can grow vegetables in the open all year round.

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  2. I wish I was your neighbour! I'd been popping in for a cup of this and a cup of that. How lovely your verandah looks adorned with pumpkins.

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    1. And I wish you were my neighbor too Zena, there would be lots of "cups" of this and that passing between us with our combined skills.

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  3. I too am very glad of the recent rains but we could have done without the gale force winds on Monday. All the Hills around us are greening up which is lovely. We went to visit my Mum in Snowtown on Tuesday for a late Mother's Day get together and the areas around there have taken on a green tinge too. We drove through Pinery where that awful Bushfire was a couple of months ago and it was very good to see the land and the folks are recovering slowly.

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    1. Yes, we are very much looking forward to this winter around here. Every time it rains we all rejoice! Our family was in the fire zone. People are getting on with life, though the trauma is still there, you don't have to dig deep to find it. It will be lovely once the autumn winds die down and these dust storms stop, we can nearly see the end of a tough season.

      xx

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    2. Emma I know what it is like to be caught in 2 bushfires and my sympathies are with you and all those in the affected areas.

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  4. Oh Sally it all looks so beautiful! You lounge and mine match at the moment! haha! I have a cheeky kitten under mine tugging at the bits dangling down. ;)

    That pantry - oh it looks just beautiful.

    Ill happily sew for you, and your welcome to come here and inspire some cooking inspiration. Id much rather sew then do anything else!

    xx

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    1. Aaw thanks dear Emma and I'm having a giggle at your kinds words regarding the pic of my cellar. I'm not known for keeping a tidy cellar, but I tidied it during this week and just had to show it off, even though it still looks very rustic and the messy part is out of shot. ;)

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  5. Your place looks like a very inviting home, your garden is a joy to the soul. As I was looking at the garden photos, my daughter came into the office and said "Mum what's that smile for" and when she saw the garden she said, "dont worry Mum maybe in the next house you'll have one just like that", from her lips to God's ears. Thanks heaps for sharing. Guida

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    1. Guida, what a lovely phrase, "From her lips to God's ears". I hope you get the garden you yearn for some day, but if you can grow just a few things to put on a plate, it brings enormous joy however small.

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  6. Sally I forgot to say earlier that Clover's quilt looks great but I am a gingham lover from way way back in the 60's :-)

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    1. Thanks, I took photos of it hanging on the washline today and can't wait to show it off to my friends just as soon as Clover has received her gift. Now I'm worried that her Mama may not like it as much as I do. And yes I've a long time love of gingham too.

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  7. Reading this makes me look forward to fall. Spring is late this year (we had the furnace on this weekend...can't ever remember when the furnace still ran in mid-May!!) so planting my pot/veggie/kitchen/patio garden is late too. I love that feeling in the fall when everything is in, the garden pots are put to away to bed, the patio is cleaned and bare, all the preserving is done and all that is left is to wait for the snow and to take a deep contented breath and enjoy the calm until the holidays! (of course I am a city gardener so I have the calm that comes from not living with animals!)

    I love your blog!

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    1. Oh Peascod, welcome! How wonderful to hear about a garden that is on the other side of the world. And snow....sigh! It all sounds so very exotic. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. :)

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  8. My place looks like a Chinese laundry, trying to get towels and things dry. I have lost my 'under the pergola' clothesline to a new outdoor fireplace so everything is indoors at the moment. Waiting to see how long the 'man of the house' likes the laundry hanging around before he finds me a remedy...

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    1. That's funny Joolz. Love the sound of the outdoor fireplace though.

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