Jembella Farm: Being Granny

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Being Granny

I spent a week in Victoria with my daughter and her family. So much catching up to do.

Those special morning moments. Just out of bed, warm and cuddly.

Although it rained most of the time we got plenty of walks in.

Being Granny is the best thing I've ever done.

Clover's Granny quilt.

I had the most wonderful week with my family, thanks to Brian for keeping everything going along smoothly here at home on the farm.
Lots of rain fell here at home while I was away and the paddocks are looking pretty good.
The gardens are a bit unruly, but nothing a few hours of weeding won't fix. Brian's vegetable garden is, of course, looking resplendent with an abundance of food for us including my favorite, broccoli.
Now, back to the rhythm of every day life. How lucky I am.

8 comments:

Zena5 June 2016 at 16:35
So wonderful you had a week long holiday with your grand daughters. You look so happy. Children are such a blessing! I adore the Clover Granny Quilt.
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Guida5 June 2016 at 18:47
So glad you got to spend some time away with your family. We have been getting some rain in Toowoomba as well thank God. Everything was getting quite dry. There is nothing like a vegetable garden after the rain, I swear you can see everything growing. Thanks for sharing, Guida.
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Nanna Chel5 June 2016 at 19:21
That is great that you had time with your granddaughters, Sally. They grow like weeds in between visits, don't they? Life is quite different when little ones are around and I must say a lot more noisy. LOL!
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Jembella Farm5 June 2016 at 19:22
Thank you Zena and Guida. I had bought my flights to stay there for four nights, but after two days we all knew that it just wasn't going to be long enough. So darling daughter Lizzie changed my return flight. It's beyond wonderful to know that they really did want me there and to feel wanted.
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Unknown7 June 2016 at 07:03
Sally you need not have worried about Clover's absolutely gorgeous quilt it is definitely a winner :-)
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Emma Christian7 June 2016 at 17:01
The quilt id just beautiful! I love it. And such beautiful photos too. What a lovely time away. :)

xx
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About Us

Whether you're living in an apartment, in a house in the suburbs or on acres, you can live frugally and sustainably. There are many things you can do to save money, eat ethically and healthily, reduce waste and live an enriched life.
We are Sally and Brian and we live in the Barossa Valley (South Australia) in a 100 year old house on sixteen acres with 2 dogs, 7 cows, 2 alpacas, 5 geese, 35 chickens, 78 sheep and a few bee hives.
Our way of life takes team work and dedication, but over the years we've learned to be more productive without seeming to put in quite so much effort. We've learned through making mistakes and taking a different approach to what the conventional ways would be. Still learning every day and constantly researching old and new methods, we believe that our lives are greatly enriched, we are healthier and we couldn't imagine any other way of life.
Considered to be living The Good Life, people love to visit us on our small farm to learn about our simple living philosophy.

Why do we do it?
Our love of good food, concern for our health and respect for all animals. The further we got into living on the land the more aware we became that most of the standard practices of growing food were not satisfactory. We couldn't eat with a clear conscience.
Milk from sad cows, pasteurized and homogenized into white liquid. Meat from distressed, hormone and antibiotic pumped livestock. Vegetables and fruits grown and sprayed with chemicals. What to do? Grow our own!
Slowly we grew our knowledge and took one step at a time, becoming proficient in one skill before moving on to the next. The learning curves were steep. We fell over and got back up again. There has been some derision and criticism of our approach from a few, but that's life when you swim against the tide.
If we are not the "norm" then so be it. There is nothing "normal" about growth hormones fed to beef, anti-biotics and chemicals fed routinely to chickens, cruelty and disrespect for farmed animals, meals in a box, GM foods, strawberries and tomatoes in winter.
Thankfully the World is waking up to cleaner and more ethical food. We didn't know back then that Organics and Bio-dynamics would become the "new black". The tide is turning and our swimming is becoming easier.