19/1/12
Today was such a happy day. The sky was blue, the air was fresh and the sun was warm. Of course, I had the feeling it was all just for me! I was surrounded by people I love: my husband, children, inlaws and friends (and coffee!), all of whom enrich my life. Beauty and happiness […]
Treechange Tuesday: timing
Andrew asked me to write about how we would do things differently, if we were to set off on a tree change all over again. Fortunately, monte and I have 20/20 hindsight vision, and there are definitely things that we would do differently next time. I’m going to write about this topic in a series […]
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 […]
The story of the carport…
With the invaluable help and expertise of a good friend, John, Monte concreted the carport a few weeks ago. It has made such a big difference to us, firstly, because we are not walking road-base into our car or house anymore! Secondly, we can waltz out there without shoes, if we so desire (actually, […]
This time last year… and a promise!
Last November, I came home from work one very happy lady. The windows had been installed in our house! It was so exciting. I remember likening to the feeling of finding out I was pregnant or something: exciting exciting exciting! Lock up! That was, like, amazing! WINDOWS! A very happy Monte and BJ It has […]
Kitchen
I’ve been spending a lot of time in our kitchen lately. Just to have a lovely kitchen is such a special treat for me, after living in the cabin, without power, for over two years. To have big benches and electricity and a beautiful stove and handy appliances (eg toaster, coffee machine) is just such a […]
Sunshine and scones like summer
Last weekend it was 11 degrees outside at lunchtime. However, it was a beautiful sunny day and we decided to make some cheese scones for our lunch. The recipe is easy (we doubled it so we had – errr – leftovers). 50g butter 2 cups SRF a bit of baking powder 200ml milk 1/2 cup […]
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