I felt the seasons change slightly yesterday. There was a nip in the air when I took the dogs outside early in the morning, and although it ...

From this (above), to this (below) in a few short weeks. The picture above was the garden at Christmas time, below was last week. We were gr...

This is part of last year's rosella harvest. Bush tucker is the aboriginal term for edible plants and animals. There are a few bush tuc...

I spent some time over the past couple of days slowly wandering around the yard, just looking to see what’s happening out there. I was goin...

Three chicks hatched over night. We found them dead under Mary just before we went out this morning. : - ( It looks like she squashed them. ...

While pre-Christmas is usually a very busy time I've been slowly ambling along with day to day chores and the cricket. Yesterday I ha...

I took this photo of Kerry and Hanno just before I drove Kerry to the bus the other day. He'd just woken up, and he's not a morning...

Leanne in New Zealand asked if I would write about how we collect water for the garden. It's an important subject this one, especially a...

I had some good news when I came home from work yesterday. My oldest son Shane phoned to say he's not working on Christmas day and he...

As if to illustrate the point I made yesterday about life not always being easy, just after I finished my post I heard a ruckus in the hen h...

Many vegetables can be grown successfully in pots or containers. I am currently growing a couple of heirloom tomatoes in large pots and I...

Every gardener needs an assistant, and I have Alice. She follows us around the garden and loves to eat fresh tomatoes and carrots, just p...

They arrived just as promised - twelve beautiful bantam eggs. Helen sent them from Perth on Friday, they travelled overnight and arrived in ...