25/1/12
As I was inspecting my baby seaside daisies, which are being crowded by dense chamomile, I looked up and gasped audibly, in surprise. Tears even sprang to my eyes when I realized that new leaves were sprouting from the beautiful weeping mulberry that I had given up for dead only a week ago. In my […]
Complement vs compliment
Sorry to be a nag. So many people don’t seem to get this right. I read some great blogs, but these two terms are always used incorrectly. For example: ‘fabrics that complement each other’ means that the fabrics go nicely together, whereas: ‘fabrics that compliment each other’ means that fabrics say nice things to each […]
24/1/12
Why not wear one of my new dresses? (not from an op shop this time!) We went to Cygnet today with Maxine, Gordon and little Ella, of course. It was a fun time of coffee, walking, browsing, shopping and having lunch in the cool shade of a quaint cafe. Cygnet is filled with little boutique […]
Birthday cake
We have a tradition that when Monte’s parents visit us, we have a birthday cake to celebrate the birthdays that we have missed and will miss whilst we are apart. It is a way of connecting and celebrating together because it is during the special times, such as birthdays, when we really notice that we […]
23/1/12
I had the opportunity to squeeze in some sewing in the afternoon: a zippered purse for my mother in law.
Treechange Tuesday: electricity
Monte and I have often mentioned that if we were to do this adventure thing all over again, we would put power on our property before doing anything else. Instead, we lived without electricity for over 2 years. It was very very hard. We had solar power, but it was not enough to run a […]
Zucchini soup
Matthew was excited to pick zucchinis from the garden. We chopped up some onion and garlic and sautéed them in butter. We added the zucchini, which was sliced in rounds with their skins on. When it had been cooking for a while and the zucchinis had softened, we added about half a cup of cream. […]
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