Down By The River

After several days of being stuck inside because of rain it was good to be able to get out of the house on Tuesday and stretch our legs with a walk along the river.  I even remembered to take my camera, so here are a few photos I took along the way.  A pair of...

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This Weekend

Was spent trying to stay warm as winter finally arrived. It has been cold, rainy and windy, just my kind of weather. I made more chicken soup to freeze. As well as a Gluten Free Pear Almond Cake, it smelt amazing. Recipe here. The first flowers appeared on the pea...

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Stormy Weather

Taken this evening at 5.46pm after I had locked the chickens away for the night. We could be in for a wet night.  This one is blurry because the wind was really whipping the leaves around. 4.4mm of rain between 12.30am and 8.30am. It's cold and windy today...

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Chocolate cake

Made by my daughter. Eaten by me! ...

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A Walk in the Park

A beautiful, sunny Sunday morning seemed like a good time to take the dog for a walk at the local dog park. Bella as always led the way. Along the way we encountered a few of the locals. Australian Wood Ducks Runner Ducks (escapees from a suburban backyard?) Musk...

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First Snowdrop of the Season

But definetly not the las...

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Gardening

I hadn't really planned on doing much today apart from some knitting and maybe catching up on Criminal Minds but when I went down to give the chickens some greens this morning, I noticed that two of the cauliflower/broccoli plants (not sure which they are because someone...

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Slow Living 2013 - June

Joining Christine at Slow Living Essentials for the month of June. {NOURISH}  Making lots of old fashioned stews, pea and ham soup as well as chicken soup to warm us on these cold winters nights. Also tried my hand at making spelt bread. It turned out better than...

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