Adventure in Fangorn Forest
I took the children for an adventure in our forest. The expressions on their faces were beautiful as we were discussing how the forest is our backyard. We had a little walk through the forest together. It always reminds me of the day we arrived here, and we all walked the perimeter of our property. […]
Mornings in the Valley. And spiders.
It’s such a pleasure to walk outside our back door and breathe in this view. In the mornings it is quite spectacular. I love to look down into the valley and see the town bathed in early morning fog. I love it that the air is cool, crisp and clear. I like to sip my […]
Fangorn Farm Delights
It’s such a beautiful time of year. However, I didn’t feel very exuberant about the apparent return of winter last week, though it did mean that we could run the stove without warming up the house too much. The weather has fined up – for now – and we are enjoying some sunshine. It means […]
Huon Show 2011
We went to the Huon Show on the weekend. It was a lovely day, weather wise, and we had a fun time. I remember that last year, Elora was a newborn baby at the show, and it took us a few hours to walk around the main oval! That old post is over here. This […]
Fence!
Recently, Monte finished building the wallaby – proof fence around our house. The fence is mostly star pickets and wallaby mesh, but nearer to our house it is post and rail, like this. One day we will limewash it: Facing north. You can also almost see the wallaby proof fence at the top of the […]
Vegedible garden
In our ‘old’ vege patch by the cabin, we are growing some spontaneous potatoes, beans, rhubarb among other things. I say ‘spontaneous’ because we did not actually plant them, but they came up on their own accord, and we’ll just go along with them! And hopefully eat them as well, unless some wandering, menacing goats […]
Down to the orchard and other delights
It’s only a very small and very young orchard, but we still call it the orchard. We’re growing a few different apples and cherries, and probably some other fruits (I’m not a fruit expert so we’ll see what happens when fruit eventually appears on the boughs!). The weather is starting to get rather beautiful, and […]
Bye, bye bussie
Thank the almighty lord! The bus has gone! From day dot we have loathed the bus. It did come in relatively handy once, as we used it for a shed-like structure. However, we are glad that it is gone. Some friends have taken the bus for their own use and we are very happy that […]
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