Fabric Friday: Nanny’s sewing
Sigh. I am tired and emotional and I found myself thinking of my darling nanny. Then Elora wanted some orange, so I was distracted whilst I set myself the task of choosing an orange and slicing it up and putting it in a bowl and choosing a pinny of her to wear. And the pinny […]
Bella-moo
Last time I wrote about Bella, two days ago, I wrote about how we were hoping our newest addition would soon get used to us. If we are going to have her as our pet and maybe milk her one day, she needs to be friendly (at risk of anthropomorphising again). We decided to go […]
How I manage
If I had a dollar for every time somebody has asked me how I cope, I would have a lot more dollars than I do now. When I was working full time, many people asked me how I managed to do that plus be a mother to three children. Even though I am now working […]
Meet Bella
Meet Bella, our new Dexter-cross heifer. She arrived yesterday evening, a pretty and calm 2 1/2 year old pregnant heifer. She arrived with her own name, Bella, and we decided it sounded nice with Bessie, so we are going to keep that name, even though we already have a Bella (Georgie’s special doll). Mr T […]
Homegrown – and another quiche recipe
Elora and I went out to the vegetable garden after taking Georgie and Matthew to school. We looked at how the veges are faring. Some of our Asian and lettuce mixes have either died or been taken by birds and instead of about 60 green plants we have about 30. Something has pecked off the […]
19/11/12 – 25/11/12:
25/11/12: surely it can’t be a month until Christmas! This evening we went to the lovely Heritage Park for a BBQ tea with some lovely friends. It was a great way to end the weekend. 24/11/12: monte and the two big kids set up the tent and tonight Matthew and Georgia are camping in the […]
Testing out the sound
I love her crazy hair. I love her gorgeous smile. I love it when she chats to me, Jumping and hopping all the while. She loves music. She tested out the sound. She placed the earphones on her head And started to dance around. She must have felt so grown up In the shop with […]
Beautiful morning
It is a beautiful morning in the valley. I woke early and went to make cups of tea, and I was greeted by this beautiful view! I love it when the fog trails at the base of the mountains like this. The sky is clear and the sun is rising, spreading golden rays everywhere. Unfortunately […]
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