I've gone a bit berserk this week and have been cleaning cupboards and drawers in the kitchen in addition to a lot of other work that HAD to be done. I still haven't done the pantry or the stockpile cupboard but I'll get there next week. On the subject of stockpiling, it's got such a bad reputation since the Covid toilet paper wars, I'm changing the name of my stockpile cupboard to my larder. It's got a comfy ring to it and it feels right to make the change.
This new cutlery tray has a slider on top so I can fit in the vast number of spoons etc. I have in my collection. BTW, I have more teaspoons in my tea station. 😊 I'm definitely not a minimalist.
Summer temperatures aren't as high as they usually here, it's been a very mild summer, but it stayed humid, so it still feels hot. I've been outside in the bush house repotting and rearranging and I hope to have it ready to go for another year by the time we start up in the garden again. We've always started our gardening year in March because in our climate, that is the best time to plant seeds, seedlings and cuttings. As we go into autumn and winter the weather continues to improve and is perfect for growing all kinds of food. In the colder months, we don't have the crippling heat of summer which requires more water than I'm prepared to give any garden nor the insects the hot weather brings. I love that I can follow Monty Don along on Gardener's World and for most plants, I plant at the some time as Monty. I love the mix of flowers, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, vegetables and fruit in his garden and I wish we had an Australian TV program that is similar. I do watch Gardening Australia occasionally but their emphasis is on food plants and most of their stories are in climates far cooler than ours, so they're irrelevant. At our age we need a smaller garden because we love gardening, as well as the vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers we produce in it. We had a large garden for 20 years and it became a burden with all the work it needed to keep it at its prime.
This is my gadget drawer. It's still looks like a dog's dinner but it's a vast improvement on what it was a few days ago.
We're looking after Jamie this weekend and as he loves to cook, I think he'd like to help me make some jam. We'll also make sausage rolls on Saturday and zucchini fritters for Sunday lunch and for him to take for his school lunch on Monday and Tuesday. I have a green cleaning workshop on the weekend too, so it looks like I'll be tired but it will be worth it.
And here is my baking cupboard. I keep my baking trays, bread and cake tins here.
I've been very happy to see the Covid vaccinations start up in many countries. It won't change things short term but it will make a better future for most of us. If you're in an area with a lot of Covid cases, please be careful, stay safe and healthy and let us know how you're going.
Here are the readings this week. I hope you take some time to browse through them and have a happy weekend. See you next week! xx
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- Chinese New Year’s decorations, goods and snacks - this is genuine "from scratch", no one does it better
