This post has been a long time coming. Six years in fact! Now that we are finally here in our farmhouse I can tell you it has been hard but totally worth the effort. Our farmhouse was originally built by C’s great grandfather in (we think) 1940. Since that time there had been some cosmetic…
Country Life
Lately
It’s been four weeks since we moved back to our freshly renovated forever farmhouse, and we are starting to settle. Starting to remember where things are kept, and to develop little routines and habits in our new abode. We’ve found nooks for most things now (though not everything), and not a day goes by where…
Frosty Morning
My goodness, it’s been cold here lately. Tucked up nice and warm in our farmhouse we have managed to avoid most of the chill, but it is still there when we venture outside. On Sunday morning we woke (not very early – it was still school holidays) to find the ground and trees completely white….
Miscellaneous
It’s hard to believe, but we are already up to planning next summer’s garden. Seed catalogues are being studied. With the house renovation taking up all our spare time, our vegetable plot has been sorely neglected and we have even had to buy vegetables this winter (!!). We do have some kale and broccoli coming on,…
Snippets
We are home. Just. After almost seven months living in holding pattern at a rental property while our farmhouse was renovated, we are back. And it feels good. There are boxes everywhere, and so much more to do, but it doesn’t matter. On Sunday morning, we got up and looked out the windows at the…
Pause
Hello! Long time between blog posts! It seems that this little (ha) renovation of ours is taking up all our time and energy these days and though I have good intentions to blog all about it, I just don’t get there. Oh well. The renovation is going well though. I’ve been sharing the occasional progress…
Lately
Hooray for holidays, and not a moment too soon. On Friday afternoon Hannah and I left school 30 seconds after the bell rang, and we were on the road to Sydney within 15 minutes of us getting home. We spent the weekend with my family and then went to the Easter show on Monday. The…
Autumnal Pleasures
Ahhh March. Autumn. At last. After a long hot summer, the days are starting to get shorter and cool down a little. Somehow, there is the feeling of Autumn in the air and not a moment too soon. Autumn is always our busy season. Between harvesting the produce that has grown in the garden and orchard…
