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Rain, Cider Apples, and Apple Crisp for Breakfast

Rain, Cider Apples, and Apple Crisp for Breakfast

by | Feb 27, 2015 |

Last night I was woken from a sound sleep by an incredible storm. Booming thunder shook the house, lightning lit up the farmyard, and rain hurtled straight down making an incredible racket on the roof. It was both scary and marvelous. A few hours later we woke again,...

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Finding Down Time and Inspiration

Finding Down Time and Inspiration

by | Feb 26, 2015 |

Bear and I have been running around a lot the past few days, hauling feed, finding materials for various farm projects, and collecting bottles, demijohns, and yeasts to make our own beer, wine, and ciders. By the time Wednesday afternoon rolled around, I was exhausted...

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Books, Creativity, and Late Summer Salad

Books, Creativity, and Late Summer Salad

by | Feb 23, 2015 |

It is a gorgeous Summer morning, clear, bright, fresh as a daisy. Just the sort of morning to rejuvenate flagging spirits and put the vim back into life. I'm Celebrating Good Things today: new winter boots from Germany, a homemade fruit mince tart, the...

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Slippers, Cuppas, and Rain

Slippers, Cuppas, and Rain

by | Feb 20, 2015 |

I fell asleep to the sound of rain on the roof, and woke to the same glorious sound. Tropical cyclones are wreaking havoc not far from us, but on our farm it's just good, steady, soak-deep-into-the-ground rain, and we are thrilled. Our water tanks are filling, our...

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Lilly Pillies and Tea Parties

Lilly Pillies and Tea Parties

by | Feb 17, 2015 |

After the launch of my book and completing the last of the radio and newspaper interviews, I'm slowly but surely getting back to normal life: laundry, animals, new writing projects, and cuddling ducklings whenever possible. Today I got to bake up a storm and do a...

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Freestone: A Mostly True History

Freestone: A Mostly True History

by | Feb 16, 2015 |

It's a beautiful morning, soft and still, and I'm all rested up after the launch of my book: "Freestone: a mostly true history" at Freestone Memorial Hall yesterday. It was an amazing time with animated conversations going on wherever you looked. So many people came...

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Ducklings and Other Good Things

Ducklings and Other Good Things

by | Feb 13, 2015 |

It's a wildly blustery morning with a  hint of Autumn in the air. I love waking up early and needing a blanket with my morning cuppa, then switching to sundresses and sandals for the rest of the day. I've missed writing here over the last week, hampered first by...

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Campfires and Books

Campfires and Books

by | Feb 3, 2015 |

Rain is misting lightly outside, cooling things down after a gorgeous weekend spent with my friend Corrie. Neither of us were feeling good, so instead of jaunts here and there, we planned a thoroughly relaxing couple of days filled with eating good food, afternoon...

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