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Should be in bed, got up at 6am this morning! Only cos Paul had to get up for his weekly business meeting in Palmy and I was pretty much awake anyway. Continue reading

… yes, I suppose you can come again another day. Only because we like our water tank to be filled, and it means I don’t have to stand outside for 45 mintues watering the garden by hand (seriously). Continue reading

Sadly we lost another chook a couple of weeks ago. We had noticed throughout the week that she was acting a bit odd, possibly not eating at one stage (but then she did) & Paul saw some broken eggshell around her butt. Continue reading

Dad diagnosed our garden as being sick when he visited a few weeks ago. The verdict came about because some things are going ok, but others are not doing well at all. He reckons the compost we got doesn’t have enough nutrients in it – it has quite a lot of twigs & crap in it, it really needs to be broken down more. Suck, because all that compost cost us heaps! Continue reading

Last weekend my nephews Lachlan (10)  & Fergus (7) came & stayed with us overnight while my sister & her partner went to the ACDC concert. Continue reading

Contrary to what it may seem like, my life isn’t all about gardening! lol So what else has been happening?

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We have heaps of eggs at the moment, so Paul decided to make chocolate cake last weekend – or perhaps just because he loves cake!

He used the following recipe he found on the internet, half of the mixture in a cake tin and half in a muffin tray. It was really good, kept well for the four days that we managed not to eat it in a sealed container. We didn’t ice it, next time I would or add a bit more cocoa as it wasn’t quite chocolate-y enough for me.

It was super delicious with boysenberry icecream! Continue reading

Today I did a big mission on getting the weeds out of the vege garden, including all the grass that had grown as a result of the hay mulching. It took ages but now all the vege gardens are pretty much weed free, and have been re-mulched. Continue reading

Some pics from when we first let Mork and Minday out of the run – Continue reading

The title relates to the garden and life in general. The zucchini plant has a fair bit of rust on it, I’ve sprayed it now so will see if that helps it. Basil is definitely my crop flop as they just aren’t doing well at all. Continue reading