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I had a Hankering to Make These-- Making good food is something I can still do. 🫓
02/08/2025

I had a Hankering to Make These
-- Making good food is something I can still do. 🫓

My health journey had another bump in the road but I'm focusing on making good food that I can eat while dealing with acid reflux and that includes a big bat...

This Will Make Coop Cleaning More Fun!-- We finally have our own one. 😃
02/08/2025

This Will Make Coop Cleaning More Fun!
-- We finally have our own one. 😃

It's chicken coop cleaning time again, but this time I've got something more fun to help me - our very own waterblaster! I'm excited to try it out and have i...

Scrape Dancing?-- We might as well have fun doing it! 🕺😃
23/07/2025

Scrape Dancing?
-- We might as well have fun doing it! 🕺😃

We're scraping paint in the hall while the weather is being nutty and I think we created a new dance form - scrape dancing! The kids have had so much fun li...

Don't do Parties & Couches in the Same Week 🎂💺
23/07/2025

Don't do Parties & Couches in the Same Week 🎂💺

We're preparing for a special little girl's birthday this week plus I'm making various foods that I can eat with this acid reflux thing, to keep my stash goi...

A Medical Issue I Didn't See ComingDefinitely don't eat the lemons... 😶
30/06/2025

A Medical Issue I Didn't See Coming
Definitely don't eat the lemons... 😶

A medical issue grinds things on the homestead to a halt but we're slowly carrying on. We get some mulch for the garden and I'm picking up restful things lik...

When Life Hands You Lemons, do BEANS-- One way to finally finish dealing with all the dried beans... 🫘
28/06/2025

When Life Hands You Lemons, do BEANS
-- One way to finally finish dealing with all the dried beans... 🫘

An issue with my throat is forcing me to do slow, restful things, like sorting out the dried beans with my daughter, looking at the garden and the chickens a...

Winter Tries to Thwart us (Slow & Steady)-- When winter slows you down.
20/06/2025

Winter Tries to Thwart us (Slow & Steady)
-- When winter slows you down.

Winter has slowed us down and made things very soggy! But there are still things to do and enjoy in a slow way - shelling beans, enjoying the return of blue ...

Let's Finish This Thing!-- This feels like the icing on the cake. 🌳🍰
17/06/2025

Let's Finish This Thing!
-- This feels like the icing on the cake. 🌳🍰

Alright, I need to finish trimming this hedge! The Front Plot is looking so much more tidy and spacious than it was a couple of months ago and it feels good ...

Did I Bury a Chicken Down There? (More Ancient Discoveries)-- You never know what you'll find in the garden! 😆
15/06/2025

Did I Bury a Chicken Down There? (More Ancient Discoveries)
-- You never know what you'll find in the garden! 😆

This time we're harvesting kumara (sweet potatoes) from the garden and, of course, there are more ancient discoveries! Some of them more surprising than othe...

He Decided to Get Rid of it - I'm Stoked!It was a foggy morning and the giant flax didn't see this coming! 😁
11/06/2025

He Decided to Get Rid of it - I'm Stoked!
It was a foggy morning and the giant flax didn't see this coming! 😁

Steve decides it's time to rip the giant flax (Phormium) out with a vehicle. In a carefully set up effort, the guys really put the flax on the line! I'm carr...

Getting The Front Plot Under Control 🌿
04/06/2025

Getting The Front Plot Under Control 🌿

While the kids are harvesting feijoas, I'm back in The Front Plot getting it tidied up for more autumn planting. The grass weeds down the back are no joke! I...

Making Easter Fun While The Storm Rages ✝️🍂
02/06/2025

Making Easter Fun While The Storm Rages ✝️🍂

The wind was raging on Easter weekend but we did a lot of fun and tasty things - making two kinds of hot cross buns, making waffles for a brunch, meandering ...

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