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Work a Little, Rest a Little
by Krista | Jul 29, 2015 | Winter
I'm sitting in a golden patch of light on the front veranda, soaking up warmth from the Winter morning sunshine, wrapped to the gills in Bear's clothes which always seem to be warmer than my own. Luna is busy exploring, tail wagging ferociously as she sniffs out mice...
Finding the Good On A Wobbly Day
by Krista | Jul 27, 2015 | Winter
Sometimes life goes a bit wobbly. The last couple of weeks have been difficult ones with my body reacting badly to a redback spider bite followed by a virus and then migraines. Good grief. I looked at Bear this morning as we relived the gong show that has been our...
Winter Flowers and Spelt Crepes with Whipped Goat’s Cheese
by Krista | Jul 24, 2015 | Winter
It's a lovely cozy Friday night at home, rain falling on the roof, potato leek soup for dinner, last of the chocolate cake for dessert. We had new friends visit this morning and it was so great to natter away like old friends as we perused gardens and orchards and...
Pottering in the Orchards
by Krista | Jul 22, 2015 | Winter
Is there anything better than a hot shower after a day spent working outside? Pure bliss, I say. It's so good to be warm and cozy again after spending this winter day working in our orchards. I started with a tiny harvest, our very first oranges. We honestly didn't...
Resting and Baby Goats
by Krista | Jul 20, 2015 | Winter
It's been rather quiet around here as I continue to recover from the spider bite I received last week. After further research of symptoms we learned it was almost certainly a redback, and that I'm one of the "1 in 5 people" who get the full body symptoms - nausea,...
Winter Harvest
by Krista | Jul 17, 2015 | Winter
It is wickedly cold here in Southern Queensland. So cold that even with the heater on I'm dressed in three layers with a wool hat, scarf, slippers, and blanket and still shivering. Only 40 minutes south of us, they are under a blanket of snow. Snow!! In Queensland!! I...
Medieval Medicines and Modern Spiders
by Krista | Jul 14, 2015 | Winter
We are home at last from our grand medieval adventures at the fabulous Abbey Medieval Festival. Bear is aching all over from having a marvelous time engaged in medieval combat with Vikings, Templars, Varangians, and assorted knights, and I'm aching all over thanks to...
Off to the 12th Century
by Krista | Jul 8, 2015 | Winter
Medieval medicines are made, bags packed, trailers loaded and tied down. Our car is full to bursting with medieval weapons and furniture, food and boxes, and we are finally ready to head to Abbey Medieval Festival. It's the event we look forward to most all year. The...
A Good Soul Weekend and Cocoa Whipped Body Butter
by Krista | Jul 6, 2015 | Winter
Sometimes life sends the best surprises. This weekend we got a great one in the form of our dear friends, Shaun and Stacey, who rang up for an impromptu, "Can we come stay with you guys?" We didn't hesitate for even a second before excitedly saying, "YES!!" We hustled...
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