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Reading On A Cloudy Day
by Krista | May 22, 2014 | Autumn
It is a beautifully cloudy and cool morning on the farm today, dark and still, just perfect for sitting on the veranda, wrapped in a blanket, sipping cinnamon coffee and reading. We've had a couple of cloudy days this week and I love them. They are so restful and...
Down on our Aussie Farm and Easy Artisan Bread
by Krista | May 19, 2014 | Autumn
It's a busy time of year on our Australian goat farm, but thankfully we've had fantastic Autumn weather to work in, so it hasn't been a hardship at all. I've been gardening, reading about gardening, and talking to Aussie gardeners learning everything I can about how...
Mud Crab Sandwiches at The Spit, Queensland
by Krista | May 15, 2014 | Autumn
Whenever we can, Bear and I drive over to the coast of Queensland to sit or walk on the beach and soak up sunshine, brisk salty wind, and lusciously invigorating seawater. So when it came time to celebrate Bear's birthday, we simply had to go back, this time to a part...
Celebrating at the Beach
by Krista | May 13, 2014 | Autumn
It's been a doozy of a week. A week chock full of craziness and mayhem and plain old hard stuff, but we made it through. We weathered the Head Cold of Death and a sick goat and kangaroos busting holes in the fence for our goats to escape through and a rat infestation...
Before Winter Came and a Bacon Breaky Roll
by Krista | May 5, 2014 | Autumn
Winter arrived this weekend with a shriek of howling wind and a shocking drop in temperatures. The day before I was barefoot in a sundress with my hair up. The next morning I was shrouded in every layer I could find topped with a blanket and a side of tea. Australia...
A Cloudy Day Out with Bear
by Krista | May 1, 2014 | Autumn
Yesterday we woke to vibrant, brooding skies that made me smile: "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning." I was excited all day knowing that any minute we might get some rain. And we did!!! I love rainy days, cloudy days, stormy days, mostly because they're so...
Mid-Dream
by Krista | Apr 30, 2014 | Autumn
A few months ago my new friend Sue arranged to come and spend a day with me on our farm. At first I was overjoyed to see her, but then panic set in. I was filled with trepidation because...our farm isn't perfect. Not even close. There are dilapidated cars that need to...
A Cozy Sort of Day
by Krista | Apr 27, 2014 | Autumn
I woke early this morning and crept out to the kitchen to let Bear have a rare sleep in. I put the kettle on as the sky began to lighten, revealing dark clouds and a beautifully overcast day. After brewing tea and a cup of raw hot cocoa, I lit a candle and added...
Simple Pleasures and Simple Breakfast
by Krista | Apr 24, 2014 | Autumn
"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea...
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